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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM USN-3825-2 Critical: mod_perl Arbitrary Code Execution

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Calendar Grey November 22, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3826-1 reports a flaw in the OpenSSL package, enabling unauthorized users to compromise sensitive data.
mod_perl could be made to run programs contrary to expectations.

Summary

mod_perl could be made to run programs contrary to expectations.

Software Description:

- libapache2-mod-perl2: Integration of perl with the Apache2 web server

Details:

USN-3825-1 fixed a vulnerability in mod_perl. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

 Jan Ingvoldstad discovered that mod_perl incorrectly handled

 configuration options to disable being used by unprivileged users,

 contrary to the documentation. A local attacker could possibly use

 this issue to execute arbitrary Perl code.

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  libapache2-mod-perl2            2.0.5-5ubuntu1.1

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3825-2

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3825-1

  CVE-2011-2767

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November 22, 2018

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