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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
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<glsa id="201701-75">
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<title>Perl: Multiple vulnerabilities</title>
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<synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Perl, the worst of
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which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
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</synopsis>
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<product type="ebuild">perl</product>
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<announced>2017-01-29</announced>
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<revised count="2">2017-06-01</revised>
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<bug>580612</bug>
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<bug>588592</bug>
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<bug>589680</bug>
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<bug>606750</bug>
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<bug>606752</bug>
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<access>local, remote</access>
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<affected>
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<package name="dev-lang/perl" auto="yes" arch="*">
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<unaffected range="ge">5.22.3_rc4</unaffected>
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<vulnerable range="lt">5.22.3_rc4</vulnerable>
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</package>
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</affected>
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<background>
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<p>Perl is a highly capable, feature-rich programming language.</p>
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</background>
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<description>
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<p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Perl. Please review the
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CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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</p>
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</description>
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<impact type="normal">
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<p>A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
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privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or
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escalate privileges.
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</p>
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</impact>
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<workaround>
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<p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
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</workaround>
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<resolution>
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<p>All Perl users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
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<code>
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# emerge --sync
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/perl-5.22.3_rc4"
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</code>
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<p>Warning: When you are upgrading to a new major Perl version, the
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commands above may not be sufficient. Please visit the Gentoo wiki
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referenced below to learn how to upgrade to a new major Perl version.
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</p>
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</resolution>
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<references>
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<uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8607">CVE-2015-8607</uri>
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<uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8853">CVE-2015-8853</uri>
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<uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1238">CVE-2016-1238</uri>
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<uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2381">CVE-2016-2381</uri>
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<uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-6185">CVE-2016-6185</uri>
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<uri link="https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Perl#Upgrading_.28major_version.29">
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Gentoo Wiki: How to upgrade Perl
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</uri>
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</references>
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<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2017-01-21T22:09:19Z">whissi</metadata>
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<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-06-01T01:14:59Z">b-man</metadata>
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</glsa>
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