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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM USN-3684-2 Critical: Perl File Overwrite Threat

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Calendar Grey June 13, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Python could unintentionally delete files from a specially designed archive; updates for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM are essential for safeguarding.
Perl could be made to overwrite arbitrary files if it received a specially crafted archive file.

Summary

Perl could be made to overwrite arbitrary files if it received

a specially crafted archive file.

Software Description:

- perl: Practical Extraction and Report Language

Details:

USN-3684-1 fixed a vulnerability in perl. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled certain archive files.

 An attacker could possibly use this to overwrite arbitrary files.

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  perl                            5.14.2-6ubuntu2.8

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References

 

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3684-1

  CVE-2018-12015

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June 13, 2018

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