Fedora 11 Update: perl-Net-OAuth-0.19-1.fc11
Summary
Perl implementation of OAuth, an open protocol to allow secure API
authentication in a simple and standard method from desktop and web
applications. In practical terms, a mechanism for a Consumer to request
protected resources from a Service Provider on behalf of a user.
Update Information:
A session fixation vulnerability was discovered in OAuth protocol 1.0. Perl OAuth bindings were updated to support the new version of the OAauth protocol that was issued to address the vulnerability. All OAuth users are strongly advised to update to this updated package and protocol version 1.0a which fixes the vulnerability. Upstream advisory: https://oauth.net/advisories/2009-1/
Change Log
* Tue Oct 13 2009 Lubomir Rintel (Good Data)
References
[ 1 ] Bug #528608 - current perl-Net-OAuth does not support OAuth 1.0a https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=528608
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update perl-Net-OAuth' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at .