Improper Input Validation Affecting perl package, versions <5.22.1-8
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.43% (75th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-PERL-526598
- published 8 Apr 2016
- disclosed 8 Apr 2016
How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11
perl
to version 5.22.1-8 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perl
package and not the perl
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:11
relevant fixed versions and status.
Perl might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass the taint protection mechanism in a child process via duplicate environment variables in envp.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2381
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3501
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-75
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
- http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/ae37b791a73a9e78dedb89fb2429d2628cf58076
- http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/perl/porters/326387
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00112.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83802
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-2381
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2916-1
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