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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844677
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4602-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl' package(s) announced via the USN-4602-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl' package(s) announced via the USN-4602-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
ManhND discovered that Perl incorrectly handled certain regular
expressions. In environments where untrusted regular expressions are
evaluated, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Perl to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2020-10543)

Hugo van der Sanden and Slaven Rezic discovered that Perl incorrectly
handled certain regular expressions. In environments where untrusted
regular expressions are evaluated, a remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause Perl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-10878)

Sergey Aleynikov discovered that Perl incorrectly handled certain regular
expressions. In environments where untrusted regular expressions are
evaluated, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Perl to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2020-12723)

Affected Software/OS:
'perl' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04.

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-2020-10543
https://github.com/Perl/perl5/blob/blead/pod/perl5303delta.pod
https://github.com/Perl/perl5/compare/v5.30.2...v5.30.3
https://github.com/perl/perl5/commit/897d1f7fd515b828e4b198d8b8bef76c6faf03ed
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200611-0001/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IN3TTBO5KSGWE5IRIKDJ5JSQRH7ANNXE/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-03
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0850 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00044.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-10878
https://github.com/perl/perl5/commit/0a320d753fe7fca03df259a4dfd8e641e51edaa8
https://github.com/perl/perl5/commit/3295b48defa0f8570114877b063fe546dd348b3c
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-12723
https://github.com/perl/perl5/commit/66bbb51b93253a3f87d11c2695cfb7bdb782184a
https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/16947
https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/17743
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