[Cucumber-linux-security] perl (security update is available)

[Scott C. <z5...@z5...>]

  Update Information

A security update is available for perl for the following versions of
Cucumber Linux:

  * 1.0
  * 1.1 Beta

Here are the details from the Cucumber 1.0 changelog:

+----------------+
Sat Nov 25 11:18:00 EST 2017
lang-base/perl rebuilt (build 4) to fix CVE-2017-6512, a race condition in the
	File-Path CPAN module that allowed attackers to set the mode           
	(permission bits) on arbitrary files. For more information see:
		https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6512
		http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=153
		https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=121951
* 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-153 [CVE-2017-6512]
    (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=153)

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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