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Red Hat: RHSA-2021:456-01 Critical: Perl Memory Leak Patch

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Calendar Grey February 15, 2005
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Crucial software patch issued for CentOS operating system remedies several high-severity vulnerabilities. Prompt installation suggested.
Updated Perl packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red...

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command:

up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system:

https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_enterprise_linux/10/

5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

146774 - CAN-2004-0452 File::Path::rmtree() issue 146739 - CAN-2005-0155 multiple setuid perl issues (CAN-2005-0156 )

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

SRPMS: 7a96cedf79d1a432017d98dba0d0a942 perl-5.8.5-12.1.src.rpm

i386: 54b5fa19cb57d751ab97f6af23aaa2c8 perl-5.8.5-12.1.i386.rpm 1c2bea7fbcc7314a8d4ef6e1b6740612 perl-suidperl-5.8.5-12.1.1.i386.rpm

ia64: f62cd1880ef37655fc3f899167506210 perl-5.8.5-12.1.ia64.rpm f44de9b35fbea3e3008a54af398f9f85 perl-suidperl-5.8.5-12.1.1.ia64.rpm

ppc: b6f57d5e260d76af9545746834ca11b8 perl-5.8.5-12.1.ppc.rpm 1f1ca5442c04035daa6d3ca39a3aec46 perl-suidperl-5.8.5-12.1.1.ppc.rpm

s390: bd38a15ca6df61c3dccfd36b04ba6726 perl-5.8.5-12.1.s390.rpm 8cf6fe94b55cc0f549d090eff2011636 perl-suidperl-5.8.5-12.1.1.s390.rpm

s390x: cc5cf1b33baa869bf1ee4e23e0cc7b35 perl-5.8.5-12.1.s390x.rpm 9f84a323e964c3a451768b739e548fec perl-suidperl-5.8.5-12.1.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64: 935d0324608cb6929e2cab7a18f0e100 perl-5.8.5-12.1.x86_64.rpm d9371f44f8d263d1fabe88d55509c43b perl-suidperl-5.8.5-12.1.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

SRPMS: 7a96cedf79d1a432017d98dba0d0a942 perl-5.8.5-12.1.src.rpm

i386: 54b5fa19cb57d751ab97f6af23aaa2c8 perl-5.8.5-12.1.i386.rpm 1c2bea7fbcc7314a8d4ef6e1b6740612 perl-suidperl-5.8.5-12.1.1.i386.rpm

x86_64: 935d0324608cb6929e2cab7a18f0e100 perl-5.8.5-12.1.x86_64.rpm d9371f44f8d263d1fabe88d55509c43b perl-suidperl-5.8.5-12.1.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

SRPMS: 7a96cedf79d1a432017d98dba0d0a942 perl-5.8.5-12.1.src.rpm

i386: 54b5fa19cb57d751ab97f6af23aaa2c8 perl-5.8.5-12.1.i386.rpm 1c2bea7fbcc7314a8d4ef6e1b6740612 perl-suidperl-5.8.5-12.1.1.i386.rpm

ia64: f62cd1880ef37655fc3f899167506210 perl-5.8.5-12.1.ia64.rpm f44de9b35fbea3e3008a54af398f9f85 perl-suidperl-5.8.5-12.1.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64: 935d0324608cb6929e2cab7a18f0e100 perl-5.8.5-12.1.x86_64.rpm d9371f44f8d263d1fabe88d55509c43b perl-suidperl-5.8.5-12.1.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

SRPMS: 7a96cedf79d1a432017d98dba0d0a942 perl-5.8.5-12.1.src.rpm

i386: 54b5fa19cb57d751ab97f6af23aaa2c8 perl-5.8.5-12.1.i386.rpm 1c2bea7fbcc7314a8d4ef6e1b6740612 perl-suidperl-5.8.5-12.1.1.i386.rpm

ia64: f62cd1880ef37655fc3f899167506210 perl-5.8.5-12.1.ia64.rpm f44de9b35fbea3e3008a54af398f9f85 perl-suidperl-5.8.5-12.1.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64: 935d0324608cb6929e2cab7a18f0e100 perl-5.8.5-12.1.x86_64.rpm d9371f44f8d263d1fabe88d55509c43b perl-suidperl-5.8.5-12.1.1.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key#package

Summary

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat buffer overflow critical important perl memory leak

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CAN-2004-0452 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CAN-2005-0155 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CAN-2005-0156

Package List


Severity
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Critical

Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:103-01
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:103.html
Issue date: 2005-02-15
Updated on: 2005-02-15
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Topic

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat buffer overflow critical important perl memory leak

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

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