CVE-2026-42496
CriticalAdvisory
Published 26 May 2026In the index since 5 Sept 2026
- Severity
- Critical
- worst across findings
- CVSS
- 9.1
- base score, highest
- EPSS
- 0.004
- 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- no confirmed exploitation
- Charts affected
- 2,176
- of 17,790 indexed, latest versions
- Container images
- 2,125
- deployed by those charts
- Fix available
- 2 of 2
- affected packages
Important: perl-Archive-Tar security update
Carried by container images the latest versions of 2,176 of 17,790 indexed charts deploy, on 2,125 images.
| Affected package | Affected versions | Fixed in | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| perldeb | 5.18.2-2ubuntu1, 5.18.2-2ubuntu1.1, 5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4, 5.18.2-2ubuntu1.7+30 more | 5.18.2-2ubuntu1.7+esm7, 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.7+esm2, 5.30.0-9ubuntu0.5+esm2, 5.34.0-3ubuntu1.7+5 more | 2,123 |
| perl-Archive-Tarrpm | 2.38-6.el9, 2.38-6.el9.0.1 | 0:2.38-6.el9_8.1 | 2 |
- OSV records
- DEBIAN-CVE-2026-42496UBUNTU-CVE-2026-42496RLSA-2026:30856ECHO-1732-bcf6-7970
- Also known as
- USN-8467-1
Charts affected
2,176 by stars
Container images carrying it
2,125 by charts deploying them
A fixed version is listed for 2 of the 2 affected packages.
| Container image | Digest | Package | Fixed in | Used by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| istio/ | a78b7a165744 | perl | 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.7+esm2 | 2 |
| jenkins/ | b470bcdc4ecd | perl | no fix listed | 2 |
| jenkins/ | c4098086090c | perl | 5.40.1-6+deb13u1 | 2 |
| kurento/ | 03c0d34d0828 | perl | 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.3 | 2 |
| langgenius/ | 09b7e8705673 | perl | no fix listed | 2 |
| library/ | 04907bdd423b | perl | 5.40.1-6+deb13u1 | 2 |
| library/ | 5aa8400b4b3b | perl | 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.7+esm2 | 2 |
| library/ | 7cbcec0086ac | perl | 5.34.0-3ubuntu1.7 | 2 |
| library/ | 04634311a8d5 | perl | 5.40.1-6+deb13u1 | 2 |
| library/ | 5e6ac15bf6a5 | perl | 5.30.0-9ubuntu0.5+esm2 | 2 |
| library/ | 89729a95066a | perl | 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.3 | 2 |
| library/ | de601ccc9a79 | perl | 5.40.1-6+deb13u1 | 2 |
| library/ | b8d940ca9376 | perl | no fix listed | 2 |
| library/ | 0abf60f81588 | perl | 5.34.0-3ubuntu1.7 | 2 |
| library/ | 334b315c10e5 | perl | 5.34.0-3ubuntu1.7 | 2 |
| library/ | 607835cd628b | perl | 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.3 | 2 |
| library/ | e101f9db3191 | perl | 5.34.0-3ubuntu1.7 | 2 |
| library/ | 098862b1339f | perl | 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.3 | 2 |
| library/ | 41108d183e97 | perl | 5.30.0-9ubuntu0.5+esm2 | 2 |
| library/ | 58b25d51baa1 | perl | 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.7+esm2 | 2 |
| library/ | 6e23479198b9 | perl | 5.40.1-6+deb13u1 | 2 |
| library/ | 98f8ec75657d | perl | no fix listed | 2 |
| library/ | 9dd288848f44 | perl | 5.40.1-6+deb13u1 | 2 |
| library/ | 6e75aa8f767c | perl | no fix listed | 2 |
| library/ | 051f7b7b3abd | perl | no fix listed | 2 |
| library/ | 09f23e02d766 | perl | no fix listed | 2 |
| library/ | 1090bc3a8ccf | perl | 5.40.1-6+deb13u1 | 2 |
| library/ | 4aea012537ed | perl | no fix listed | 2 |
| library/ | 6f3e42ad37de | perl | 5.40.1-6+deb13u1 | 2 |
| library/ | e62fbf9d3e2b | perl | no fix listed | 2 |
| library/ | cad9a2c87176 | perl | 5.40.1-6+deb13u1 | 2 |
| library/ | eedf63967cdb | perl | no fix listed | 2 |
| library/ | 935b3f84c1e4 | perl | 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.3 | 2 |
| library/ | f020c06da226 | perl | 5.34.0-3ubuntu1.7 | 2 |
| library/ | a7cee7c8178f | perl | no fix listed | 2 |
| library/ | f0957bcaa75f | perl | no fix listed | 2 |
| library/ | f474a901faec | perl | 5.40.1-6+deb13u1 | 2 |
| library/ | 30bff39330d1 | perl | 5.40.1-6+deb13u1 | 2 |
| localstack/ | 4aef81c53168 | perl | 5.40.1-6+deb13u1 | 2 |
| locustio/ | a0d4b88e42c1 | perl | no fix listed | 2 |
| louislam/ | 9aeb4e51d038 | perl | no fix listed | 2 |
| louislam/ | a8610b3b4c38 | perl | no fix listed | 2 |
| mbentley/ | f4e682274bed | perl | 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.7+esm2 | 2 |
| meshery/ | 44b64ee128fb | perl | no fix listed | 2 |
| mesosphere/ | 073db43d0b8b | perl | 5.30.0-9ubuntu0.5+esm2 | 2 |
| moreillon/ | c9f85db3baa5 | perl | no fix listed | 2 |
| moreillon/ | e1c9bfab5c16 | perl | no fix listed | 2 |
| moreillon/ | b067dbbbb6af | perl | no fix listed | 2 |
| ngick8stesting/ | 1e764eab77b4 | perl | 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.7+esm2 | 2 |
| nginxinc/ | cb92301e719d | perl | 5.40.1-6+deb13u1 | 2 |