OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21119-1

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2026-06-20 06:49 - Updated: 2026-09-17 17:36
Summary
Security update for perl-HTTP-Daemon
Severity
Important
Notes
Title of the patch: Security update for perl-HTTP-Daemon
Description of the patch: This update for perl-HTTP-Daemon fixes the following issue - CVE-2026-8450: HTTP: Daemon versions before 6.17 for Perl allow OS command injection via send_file() (bsc#1266370).
Patchnames: openSUSE-Leap-16.0-984
Terms of use: CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
CVE-2026-8450
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: openSUSE Leap 16.0:perl-HTTP-Daemon-0:6.16-160000.3.1.noarch —
Vendor Fix
Threats
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