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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Security Advisory 4602-1 Critical: Perl Issues

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Calendar Grey October 26, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Uncover insights regarding potential weaknesses in Perl for Ubuntu and learn effective strategies to fortify your system.
Several security issues were fixed in Perl.

Summary

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security advisory denial of service security issue code execution perl update instructions ubuntu

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: perl 5.30.0-9ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: perl 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.5 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: perl 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.9 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4602-1

CVE-2020-10543, CVE-2020-10878, CVE-2020-12723

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October 26, 2020

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security issue code execution perl update instructions ubuntu

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/perl/5.30.0-9ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/perl/5.26.1-6ubuntu0.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/perl/5.22.1-9ubuntu0.9

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