Security update for perl

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1992-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2018-12015 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  • CVE-2018-12015 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for perl fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2018-12015: The Archive::Tar module allowed remote attackers to bypass a directory-traversal protection mechanism and overwrite arbitrary files (bsc#1096718).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch sleposp3-perl-13695=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-perl-13695=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3
    zypper in -t patch slessp3-perl-13695=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-perl-13695=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-perl-13695=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 (i586)
    • perl-doc-5.10.0-64.81.13.1
    • perl-Test-Simple-0.72-0.81.13.1
    • perl-5.10.0-64.81.13.1
    • perl-Module-Build-0.2808.01-0.81.13.1
    • perl-base-5.10.0-64.81.13.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • perl-base-32bit-5.10.0-64.81.13.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3 (s390x x86_64 i586)
    • perl-doc-5.10.0-64.81.13.1
    • perl-Test-Simple-0.72-0.81.13.1
    • perl-5.10.0-64.81.13.1
    • perl-Module-Build-0.2808.01-0.81.13.1
    • perl-base-5.10.0-64.81.13.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3 (s390x x86_64)
    • perl-32bit-5.10.0-64.81.13.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • perl-doc-5.10.0-64.81.13.1
    • perl-Test-Simple-0.72-0.81.13.1
    • perl-5.10.0-64.81.13.1
    • perl-Module-Build-0.2808.01-0.81.13.1
    • perl-base-5.10.0-64.81.13.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ia64)
    • perl-x86-5.10.0-64.81.13.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • perl-32bit-5.10.0-64.81.13.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • perl-doc-5.10.0-64.81.13.1
    • perl-Test-Simple-0.72-0.81.13.1
    • perl-5.10.0-64.81.13.1
    • perl-Module-Build-0.2808.01-0.81.13.1
    • perl-32bit-5.10.0-64.81.13.1
    • perl-base-5.10.0-64.81.13.1

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