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Ubuntu 24.10 Security Notice USN-7434-1: Perl Remote Code Execution

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Calendar Grey April 14, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A critical Perl vulnerability impacts Ubuntu versions 18.04, 20.04, and 22.04, allowing potential unauthorized access. Users must update promptly for security.
Perl could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially crafted data.

Summary

Perl could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially

crafted data.

Software Description:

- perl: Practical Extraction and Report Language

Details:

It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled transliterating non-ASCII

bytes. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Perl to crash,

resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service remote code execution Ubuntu perl software security

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.10
   perl                            5.38.2-5ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   perl                            5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   perl                            5.34.0-3ubuntu1.4

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7434-1

CVE-2024-56406

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7434-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service remote code execution Ubuntu perl software security

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/perl/5.38.2-5ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/perl/5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/perl/5.34.0-3ubuntu1.4

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