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Ubuntu 22.10: USN-5689-2 Moderate: Perl Signature Bypass

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Calendar Grey November 28, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Advisory USN-5689-2 tackles a Perl vulnerability within Ubuntu 22.10. Ensure you upgrade promptly to maintain security.
Perl could be made to by pass signature verification.

Summary

Perl could be made to by pass signature verification.

Software Description:

- perl: Practical Extraction and Report Language

Details:

USN-5689-1 fixed a vulnerability in Perl.

This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 22.10.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled certain signature verification.

An remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass signature verification.

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote attack perl ubuntu signature bypass

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.10:
  perl                            5.34.0-5ubuntu1.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5689-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5689-1

CVE-2020-16156

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November 28, 2022

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote attack perl ubuntu signature bypass

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/perl/5.34.0-5ubuntu1.1

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