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Gentoo: GLSA-201401-11 Normal: Multiple Code Risks in Perl Module

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Critical flaws discovered in the Perl and Locale Maketext libraries could potentially allow for unauthorized code execution or lead to system instability.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Perl and Locale::Maketext Perl module, the worst of which could allow a context-dependent attacker to execute arbitrary code

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Perl and Locale::Maketext Perl module. Please review the CVE identifiersreferenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo code execution Denial of Service Perl normal Locale::Maketext

Resolution

All Perl users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/perl-5.16.3"
All Locale::Maketext users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=perl-core/locale-maketext-1.230.0"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2011-2728 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2728 [ 2 ] CVE-2011-2939 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2939 [ 3 ] CVE-2012-5195 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5195 [ 4 ] CVE-2013-1667 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1667

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201401-11
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: Perl, Locale Maketext Perl module: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 19, 2014
Bugs: #384887, #448632, #460444, #483448
ID: 201401-11

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo code execution Denial of Service Perl normal Locale::Maketext

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Perl and Locale::Maketext Perl module, the worst of which could allow a context-dependent attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Background

Perl is Larry Wall's Practical Extraction and Report Language. Locale::Maketext is a Perl module - framework for localization.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-lang/perl < 5.16.3 >= 5.16.3 2 perl-core/locale-maketext < 1.230.0 >= 1.230.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages

Impact

===== A context-dependent attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.