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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201410-02
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Perl, Perl Locale-Maketext module: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: October 12, 2014
     Bugs: #446376
       ID: 201410-02

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Perl Locale-Maketext
module, allowing remote attackers to inject and execute arbitrary Perl
code.

Background
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Locale-Maketext - Perl framework for localization

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  perl-core/Locale-Maketext
                                 < 1.230.0                 >= 1.230.0 
  2  dev-lang/perl                < 5.17.7                  >= 5.17.7 
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     2 affected packages

Description
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Two vulnerabilities have been reported in Locale-Maketext module for
Perl, which can be exploited
by malicious users to compromise an application using the module.

The vulnerabilities are caused due to the "_compile()" function not
properly sanitising input,
which can be exploited to inject and execute arbitrary Perl code.

Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of
Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All users of the Perl Locale-Maketext module should upgrade to the
latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=perl-core/locale-maketext-1.230.0"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-6329
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6329

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201410-02

Concerns?
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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.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/