1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5033-1

USN-5033-1: Perl vulnerability

Publication date

9 August 2021

Overview

Perl could be made to run arbitrary programs.

Releases

Packages

  • perl - Practical Extraction and Report Language

Details

It was discovered that the Perl Encode library incorrectly handled paths. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to trick the library into
executing arbitrary code from the current working directory.

It was discovered that the Perl Encode library incorrectly handled paths. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to trick the library into
executing arbitrary code from the current working directory.

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
21.04 hirsute perl –  5.32.1-3ubuntu2.1

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