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

[Scott C. <sc...@cu...>]

  Update Information

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

  * 1.1

Here are the details from the Cucumber 1.1 changelog:

+----------------+
lang-base/perl upgraded from 5.26.2 to 5.26.3 to fix a few security
	vulnerabilities:
	CVE-2018-18311: Integer overflow leading to buffer overflow and
		segmentation fault
	CVE-2018-18312: Heap-buffer-overflow write in S_regatom (regcomp.c)
	CVE-2018-18313: Heap-buffer-overflow read in S_grok_bslash_N (regcomp.c)
	CVE-2018-18314: Heap-buffer-overflow write in S_regatom (regcomp.c)
	For more information see:
		https://metacpan.org/changes/release/SHAY/perl-5.26.3
		https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=625
		https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=626
		https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=627
		https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=628
* 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-625 [CVE-2018-18311]
    (https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=625)
  * CLD-626 [CVE-2018-18312]
    (https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=626)
  * CLD-627 [CVE-2018-18313]
    (https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=627)
  * CLD-628 [CVE-2018-18314]
    (https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=628)

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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