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Debian 8 Indie DLA-1601-1 Critical: Perl Buffer Overflow Issue

debian lts
Calendar Grey November 30, 2018
Dist Debian Esm H88
Integer overflow vulnerability found in Perl_my_setenv, resulting in buffer overflow. Upgrade Perl to version 5.20.2-3+deb8u12 immediately.
Jayakrishna Menon and Christophe Hauser discovered an integer overflow vulnerability in Perl_my_setenv leading to a heap-based buffer overflow with attacker-controlled input
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Summary

We recommend that you upgrade your perl packages.

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


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Package: perl
Version: 5.20.2-3+deb8u12
CVE ID: CVE-2018-18311

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