Packages
- perl -
Details
It was discovered that Perl's regular expression library did not correctly
handle certain UTF sequences. If a user or automated system were tricked
into running a specially crafted regular expression, a remote attacker
could crash the application or possibly execute arbitrary code with
user privileges.
It was discovered that Perl's regular expression library did not correctly
handle certain UTF sequences. If a user or automated system were tricked
into running a specially crafted regular expression, a remote attacker
could crash the application or possibly execute arbitrary code with
user privileges.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.10 gutsy | libperl5.8 – 5.8.8-7ubuntu3.1 | ||
| 7.04 feisty | libperl5.8 – 5.8.8-7ubuntu0.1 | ||
| 6.10 edgy | libperl5.8 – 5.8.8-6ubuntu0.1 | ||
| 6.06 dapper | libperl5.8 – 5.8.7-10ubuntu1.1 | ||
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