1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3684-1

USN-3684-1: Perl vulnerability

Publication date

13 June 2018

Overview

Perl could be made to overwrite arbitrary files if it received a specially crafted archive file.

Releases

Packages

  • 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.

It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled certain archive files.
An attacker could possibly use this to overwrite arbitrary files.

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
18.04 bionic perl –  5.26.1-6ubuntu0.1
17.10 artful perl –  5.26.0-8ubuntu1.2
16.04 xenial perl –  5.22.1-9ubuntu0.5
14.04 trusty perl –  5.18.2-2ubuntu1.6

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