[Cucumber-linux-security] perl (security update is available)
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From: Z5T1 <z5...@z5...> - 2017-10-04 20:40:53
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Update Information
A security update is available for perl for the following versions of
Cucumber Linux:
* 1.0
* 1.1 Alpha
Here are the details from the Cucumber 1.0 changelog:
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Wed Oct 4 15:50:48 EDT 2017
lang-base/perl rebuilt (build 3) to fix CVE-2017-12837. The patch fixing this
was improperly applied in perl-5.22.4-i686-2 and has now been properly
applied.
* SECURITY FIX *
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CLD and CVE Information
This update is associated with the following Cucumber Linux Deficiency
(CLD) and CVE numbers:
* CLD-39 [CVE-2017-12837]
(http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=39)
More information about these CLDs can be found at their respective pages
on the Cucumber Linux Security Advisory Tracker (these are the URLs in
parenthesis above).
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Installing the Update
The updated package can be installed via Pickle by running the following
commands (as root):
# pickle --update
# pickle
Make sure perl is selected on the update list, and then select Ok.
Pickle will then install the updated package.
If you prefer to download the updated package manually, it can be found
on the mirror at http://mirror.cucumberlinux.com/cucumber/.
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The Cucumber Linux Security Team
cuc...@li...
<mailto:cuc...@li...>
http://www.cucumberlinux.com/security.php
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