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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201401-11
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Perl, Locale Maketext Perl module: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 19, 2014
Bugs: #384887, #448632, #460444, #483448
ID: 201401-11
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Perl and Locale::Maketext
Perl module, the worst of which could allow a context-dependent
attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Background
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Perl is Larry Wall’s Practical Extraction and Report Language.
Locale::Maketext is a Perl module – framework for localization.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-lang/perl < 5.16.3 >= 5.16.3
2 perl-core/locale-maketext
< 1.230.0 >= 1.230.0
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2 affected packages
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Perl and
Locale::Maketext Perl module. Please review the CVE identifiers
referenced below for details.
Impact
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A context-dependent attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with
the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Perl users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=dev-lang/perl-5.16.3”
All Locale::Maketext users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot -v “>=perl-core/locale-maketext-1.230.0”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2011-2728
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2728
[ 2 ] CVE-2011-2939
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2939
[ 3 ] CVE-2012-5195
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5195
[ 4 ] CVE-2013-1667
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1667
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-11.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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