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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201401-11 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Perl, Locale Maketext Perl module: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: January 19, 2014 |
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Bugs: #384887, #448632, #460444, #483448 |
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ID: 201401-11 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Perl and Locale::Maketext |
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Perl module, the worst of which could allow a context-dependent |
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attacker to execute arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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Perl is Larry Wall's Practical Extraction and Report Language. |
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Locale::Maketext is a Perl module - framework for localization. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 dev-lang/perl < 5.16.3 >= 5.16.3 |
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2 perl-core/locale-maketext |
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< 1.230.0 >= 1.230.0 |
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2 affected packages |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Perl and |
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Locale::Maketext Perl module. Please review the CVE identifiers |
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referenced below for details. |
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Impact |
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A context-dependent attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with |
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the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All Perl users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/perl-5.16.3" |
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All Locale::Maketext users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=perl-core/locale-maketext-1.230.0" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2011-2728 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2728 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2011-2939 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2939 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2012-5195 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5195 |
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[ 4 ] CVE-2013-1667 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1667 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-11.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |
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