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

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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

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.

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Topics Covered

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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

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Topics Covered

security advisory code execution perl arbitrary code ubuntu attack risk

Package Information

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

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