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Debian DSA-3441-1: CVE-2015-8607 Critical: Perl Input Flaw

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Calendar Grey January 11, 2016
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Ubuntu enhances Python to resolve an issue in error handling that impacts safety. Upgrade is advised for maintaining system security.
David Golden of MongoDB discovered that File::Spec::canonpath() in Perl returned untainted strings even if passed tainted input
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Summary

The oldstable distribution (wheezy) is not affected by this problem.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 5.20.2-3+deb8u2.

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

We recommend that you upgrade your perl packages.

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



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Package: perl
CVE ID: CVE-2015-8607

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