Packages
- perl - Practical Extraction and Report Language
Details
It was discovered that Perl's Locale::Maketext module incorrectly handled
backslashes and fully qualified method names. An attacker could possibly
use this flaw to execute arbitrary code when an application used untrusted
templates.
It was discovered that Perl's Locale::Maketext module incorrectly handled
backslashes and fully qualified method names. An attacker could possibly
use this flaw to execute arbitrary code when an application used untrusted
templates.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.10 quantal | perl-modules – 5.14.2-13ubuntu0.3 | ||
| 12.04 precise | perl-modules – 5.14.2-6ubuntu2.4 | ||
| 10.04 lucid | perl-modules – 5.10.1-8ubuntu2.4 | ||
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