ELA-1856-2 libmodule-cpants-analyse-perl regression update

unit test failure

2026-10-23
Packagelibmodule-cpants-analyse-perl
Version0.96-1+deb9u1 (stretch), 0.99-1+deb10u1 (buster), 1.01-1+deb11u1 (bullseye)


The security fix for CVE-2026-42496 (symlink escape in Archive::Tar), published for perl as ELA-1856-1, broke the test suite of the libmodule-cpants-analyse-perl package.

This regression update adjusts the unit tests accordingly.



For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 0.99-1+deb10u1.

For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version 1.01-1+deb11u1.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 0.96-1+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libmodule-cpants-analyse-perl packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found in the dedicated section of our website.