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Debian: DSA-2873-2 Moderate: File Package Regression Issue

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Calendar Grey March 24, 2014
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Fortify your platform using Debian Security Announcement DSA-2873-2, which tackles vulnerabilities in Perl script detection processes.
It was discovered that the recent file update, DSA-2873-1, introduced a regression in the recognition of Perl scripts containing BEGIN code blocks
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Summary

For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 5.04-5+squeeze5.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 5.11-2+deb7u3.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your file packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/



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security advisory Debian file package regression issue script recognition

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