1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-7434-1

USN-7434-1: Perl vulnerability

Publication date

14 April 2025

Overview

Perl could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially crafted data.

Releases

Packages

  • perl - Practical Extraction and Report Language

Details

It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled transliterating non-ASCII
bytes. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Perl to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled transliterating non-ASCII
bytes. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Perl to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.10 oracular perl –  5.38.2-5ubuntu0.1
24.04 noble perl –  5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.1
22.04 jammy perl –  5.34.0-3ubuntu1.4

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