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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3684-1
June 13, 2018
perl vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 17.10
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Perl could be made to overwrite arbitrary files if it received
a specially crafted archive file.
Software Description:
– perl: Practical Extraction and Report Language
Details:
It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled certain archive files.
An attacker could possibly use this to overwrite arbitrary files.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
perl 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 17.10:
perl 5.26.0-8ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
perl 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.5
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
perl 5.18.2-2ubuntu1.6
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3684-1
CVE-2018-12015
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/perl/5.26.1-6ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/perl/5.26.0-8ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/perl/5.22.1-9ubuntu0.5
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3684-2
June 13, 2018
perl vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary:
Perl could be made to overwrite arbitrary files if it received
a specially crafted archive file.
Software Description:
– perl: Practical Extraction and Report Language
Details:
USN-3684-1 fixed a vulnerability in perl. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled certain archive files.
An attacker could possibly use this to overwrite arbitrary files.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
perl 5.14.2-6ubuntu2.8
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3684-2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3684-1
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