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Gentoo: GLSA-202006-03 Normal: Perl Denial of Service Risks

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Calendar Grey June 12, 2020
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Various security flaws identified in Python may lead to Denial of Service; it is advised to update to maintain protection.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Perl, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Perl. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo software update multiple issues Denial of Service Perl normal severity

Resolution

All Perl users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/perl-5.30.3"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2020-10543 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10543 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-10878 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10878 [ 3 ] CVE-2020-12723 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12723

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-03
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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: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 12, 2020
Bugs: #723792
ID: 202006-03

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo software update multiple issues Denial of Service Perl normal severity

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Perl, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Background

Perl is a highly capable, feature-rich programming language.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-lang/perl < 5.30.3 >= 5.30.3

Impact

===== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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