Race Condition Affecting perl package, versions <5.22.1-9ubuntu0.3


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.36% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-PERL-327636
  • published1 Jun 2017
  • disclosed1 Jun 2017

Introduced: 1 Jun 2017

CVE-2017-6512  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 perl to version 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.3 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Race condition in the rmtree and remove_tree functions in the File-Path module before 2.13 for Perl allows attackers to set the mode on arbitrary files via vectors involving directory-permission loosening logic.

CVSS Base Scores

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