Debian: DSA-4226-1 Moderate: Archive::Tar Directory Issue
debian
June 12, 2018
Jakub Wilk discovered a directory traversal flaw in the Archive::Tar module, allowing an attacker to overwrite any file writable by the extracting user via a specially crafted tar ...
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Summary
For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed
in version 5.20.2-3+deb8u11.
For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 5.24.1-3+deb9u4.
We recommend that you upgrade your perl packages.
For the detailed security status of perl please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/perl
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-2018-12015
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