Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 525
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 525

Ubuntu 21.04: USN-5033-1 Moderate: Perl Arbitrary Code Execution

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Perl could be made to run arbitrary programs.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5033-1
August 09, 2021

perl vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 21.04

Summary:

Perl could be made to run arbitrary programs.

Software Description:
- perl: Practical Extraction and Report Language

Details:

It was discovered that the Perl Encode library incorrectly handled paths. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to trick the library into
executing arbitrary code from the current working directory.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 21.04:
  perl                            5.32.1-3ubuntu2.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5033-1
  CVE-2021-36770

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/perl/5.32.1-3ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 21.04: USN-5033-1 Moderate: Perl Arbitrary Code Execution

ubuntu
Calendar Grey August 9, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Security flaw discovered in Perl on Ubuntu 21.04 permits local intruders to execute arbitrary commands. It is crucial to patch your systems without delay.
Perl could be made to run arbitrary programs.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 21.04: perl 5.32.1-3ubuntu2.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5033-1

CVE-2021-36770

August 09, 2021

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/perl/5.32.1-3ubuntu2.1

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.

Related News

Your message here