Debian 7 DLA-978-1 Critical: Perl TOCTTOU Race Condition Threat
debian lts
June 5, 2017
The cPanel Security Team reported a time of check to time of use (TOCTTOU) race condition flaw in File::Path, a core module from Perl to create or remove directory trees
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Summary
For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
5.14.2-21+deb7u5.
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: 5.14.2-21+deb7u5
CVE ID: CVE-2017-6512
Debian Bug: 863870
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