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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.131192
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2016-0027)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl, perl-PathTools' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0027 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl, perl-PathTools' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0027 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was reported that File::Spec::canonpath() routine returns untainted strings
even if passed tainted input. This defect undermines the guarantee of taint
propagation, which is sometimes used to ensure that unvalidated user input does
not reach sensitive code (CVE-2015-8607).

Affected Software/OS:
'perl, perl-PathTools' package(s) on Mageia 5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-8607
BugTraq ID: 80504
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80504
http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/RJBS/PathTools-3.62/Changes
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=126862
Debian Security Information: DSA-3441 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3441
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176228.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175494.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-75
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034772
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0881 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00112.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2878-1
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