GLSA 201401-11: Perl, Locale Maketext Perl module: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Perl, Locale Maketext Perl module: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	01/19/2014
Bugs:	#384887, #448632, #460444, #483448
ID:	201401-11

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Perl and Locale::Maketext Perl module, the worst of which could allow a context-dependent attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Background

Perl is Larry Wall’s Practical Extraction and Report Language. Locale::Maketext is a Perl module - framework for localization.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-lang/perl	< 5.16.3	>= 5.16.3	All supported architectures
perl-core/locale-maketext	< 1.230.0	>= 1.230.0	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Perl and Locale::Maketext Perl module. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A context-dependent attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Perl users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/perl-5.16.3"

All Locale::Maketext users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=perl-core/locale-maketext-1.230.0"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-11.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.