CVE-2024-14030 YVES CVE debrief

Who should care

Users of Sereal::Decoder versions from 4.000 through 4.009_002 for Perl should be aware of this vulnerability and take steps to mitigate it. This includes operators, administrators, and security teams responsible for maintaining and securing systems that utilize Sereal::Decoder. They should review the official advisory and CVE record for more information and implement necessary mitigations.

Technical summary

Sereal::Decoder embeds a version of the Zstandard (zstd) library that is vulnerable to CVE-2019-11922. This is a race condition in the one-pass compression functions of Zstandard prior to version 1.3.8, which could allow an attacker to write bytes out of bounds if an output buffer smaller than the recommended size was used. The vulnerability has a high impact on affected systems, and users should take steps to mitigate it. The difficulty in exploiting this vulnerability varies, but it has a high CVSS score of 8.1, indicating a significant risk to affected systems.

Defensive priority

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Recommended defensive actions

• Inventory and verify affected Sereal::Decoder versions
• Apply vendor remediation or upgrade to a non-vulnerable version
• Implement compensating controls, such as monitoring and exception tracking
• Retest and validate vulnerability remediation
• Review the official advisory and CVE record for more information
• Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up
• Plan vendor-supported updates or mitigations through normal change control where exposure is confirmed

Evidence notes

The CVE record was published on 2026-03-31T12:16:26.153Z and has not been modified since then. The NVD entry is currently Analyzed. There is limited information available about the vulnerability, and defenders should verify the affected scope and severity. The vulnerability is a race condition in the one-pass compression functions of Zstandard prior to version 1.3.8, which could allow an attacker to write bytes out of bounds if an output buffer smaller than the recommended size was used. Users should review the official advisory and CVE record for more information.

Official resources