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Ubuntu 25.04: Perl Critical File Access Issue CVE-2025-40909

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Calendar Grey July 29, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Perl exposes significant risks through improper file handling paths that can be exploited. Update recommended.
Perl could be made to target unintended paths when performing file operations.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Perl could be made to target unintended paths when performing file operations. Software Description: - perl: Practical Extraction and Report Language Details: It was discovered that Perl threads incorrectly handled certain file operations. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to load code or access files from unexpected locations.

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security advisory critical code execution Ubuntu perl file access

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.04 perl 5.40.1-2ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS perl 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS perl 5.34.0-3ubuntu1.5 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7678-1

CVE-2025-40909

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7678-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical code execution Ubuntu perl file access

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/perl/5.40.1-2ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/perl/5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/perl/5.34.0-3ubuntu1.5

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