Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842615
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2878-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl' package(s) announced via the USN-2878-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl' package(s) announced via the USN-2878-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: David Golden discovered that the canonpath function in the Perl File::Spec module did not properly preserve the taint attribute. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass the taint protection mechanism. Affected Software/OS: 'perl' package(s) on Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 15.10. 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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