CVE-2026-8594: Text::LineFold versions through 2019.001 for Perl duplicate the output based on the number of special break characters
Text::LineFold versions through 2019.001 for Perl duplicate the output based on the number of special break characters.
Text::LineFold splits the input string by specific line break characters (such as VT, FF and others) into segments, but applies the break function to the entire string, not just the segment.
A side effect of this is that the full input can be duplicated for each segment. Besides being incorrect, this can lead to unexpected resource consumption and possible denial of service.
Note that Text::LineFold is part of the Unicode-LineBreak distribution, which may have a higher version number than the module.
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A Perl text-wrapping library can accidentally duplicate full input when handling certain special line breaks. That can make a small-looking input consume more CPU or memory than expected, causing denial of service in affected workflows. Exposure is limited to systems using Text::LineFold or Unicode-LineBreak 2019.001 or earlier. Risk is higher where local jobs or applications pass untrusted text into this library. Treat this as a moderate availability risk. It is most urgent for services or automated pipelines that process external text at scale, but less urgent for isolated internal-only tooling. Mitigation focus: Inventory Perl dependencies for Unicode-LineBreak and Text::LineFold usage.; Check whether deployed versions are 2019.001 or earlier.; Apply the referenced upstream patch or vendor-maintained fixed package when available..
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