Memory corruption via stale Perl stack pointer
Published Apr 29, 2026 · Updated Apr 29, 2026
Use-after-free in Text::CSV_XS before 1.62 allows local users to trigger memory corruption when registered callbacks reallocate the Perl argument stack. The Parse, print, getline, and getline_all XS methods retain an argument-stack pointer across callback execution, then write the return value through that stale pointer after a callback forces stack reallocation. Exposure requires a registered callback that grows the stack; callback-free use is unaffected, while affected callers can receive the object instead of parsed data, corrupt memory, or crash.
Summary
What happened
Use-after-free in Text::CSV_XS before 1.62 allows local users to trigger memory corruption when registered callbacks reallocate the Perl argument stack. The Parse, print, getline, and getline_all XS methods retain an argument-stack pointer across callback execution, then write the return value through that stale pointer after a callback forces stack reallocation. Exposure requires a registered callback that grows the stack; callback-free use is unaffected, while affected callers can receive the object instead of parsed data, corrupt memory, or crash.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-7111
- Published
- Apr 29, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 29, 2026
- Vendor
- H.Merijn Brand
- Product
- Text::CSV_XS
- Classifications
- CWE-825, CWE-416
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Apr 29, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 29, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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