USN-6517-1: Perl vulnerabilities

Published Nov 27, 2023
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Updated

It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled printing certain warning messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Perl to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-48522) Nathan Mills discovered that Perl incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. An attacker could use this issue to cause Perl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-47038)

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
ubuntu/perl<5.36.0-9ubuntu1.1
5.36.0-9ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/perl<5.36.0-7ubuntu0.23.04.2
5.36.0-7ubuntu0.23.04.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.04
All of the following
ubuntu/perl<5.34.0-3ubuntu1.3
5.34.0-3ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/perl<5.30.0-9ubuntu0.5
5.30.0-9ubuntu0.5
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04

Event History

Nov 27, 2023
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM

Child vulnerabilities

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this Perl vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this Perl vulnerability is CVE-2022-48522.

2

What is the impact of this Perl vulnerability?

An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause Perl to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.

3

Which versions of Ubuntu are affected by this Perl vulnerability?

This Perl vulnerability only affects Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

4

How can I fix this Perl vulnerability?

To fix this Perl vulnerability, update Perl to version 5.36.0-9ubuntu1.1.

5

Where can I find more information about this Perl vulnerability?

You can find more information about this Perl vulnerability on the Ubuntu website.

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