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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: USN-4509-1 Important Perl DBI Vulnerabilities Found

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Calendar Grey September 16, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4510-1 outlines security issues in openssl concerning unauthorized data access and potential exploit risks.
Several security issues were fixed in Perl DBI module.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Perl DBI module.

Software Description:

- libdbi-perl: Perl Database Interface (DBI)

Details:

It was discovered that Perl DBI module incorrectly handled certain inputs.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

(CVE-2013-7490)

It was discovered that Perl DBI module incorrectly handled certain files.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

(CVE-2014-10401)

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Topics Covered

security advisory arbitrary code execution ubuntu libdbi-perl sensitive information exposure

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  libdbi-perl                     1.630-1ubuntu0.1~esm4

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4509-1

CVE-2013-7490, CVE-2014-10401

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September 17, 2020

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Topics Covered

security advisory arbitrary code execution ubuntu libdbi-perl sensitive information exposure

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