perl vulnerability
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
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
from Ubuntu Security Notices https://ift.tt/2Jw6EO2
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