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SUSE Linux 11 SP2: 2013:0441-1 Important Update for Perl DoS Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey March 13, 2013
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Important SUSE patch for Perl resolves a DoS vulnerability along with a series of corrections for several affected systems.
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Summary

This update of Perl 5 fixes the following security issues: * fix rehash DoS [bnc#804415] [CVE-2013-1667] * improve CGI crlf escaping [bnc#789994] [CVE-2012-5526] * fix glob denial of service [bnc#796014] [CVE-2011-2728] * sanitize input in Maketext.pm [bnc#797060] [CVE-2012-6329] Security Issue references: * CVE-2013-1667 Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2: zypper in -t patch sdksp2-perl-7439 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware: zypper in -t patch slessp2-perl-7439 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2: zypper in -t patch slessp2-perl-7439

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References

#789994 #796014 #797060 #804415

Cross- CVE-2013-1667

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1667.html

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2013:0441-1
Rating: important

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