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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.891601
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-1601-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'perl' package(s) announced via the DLA-1601-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'perl' package(s) announced via the DLA-1601-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Jayakrishna Menon and Christophe Hauser discovered an integer overflow vulnerability in Perl_my_setenv leading to a heap-based buffer overflow with attacker-controlled input.

For Debian 8 Jessie, this problem has been fixed in version 5.20.2-3+deb8u12.

We recommend that you upgrade your perl packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'perl' package(s) on Debian 8.

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-2018-18311
BugTraq ID: 106145
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106145
Bugtraq: 20190326 APPLE-SA-2019-3-25-2 macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/42
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1646730
https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/34716e2a6ee2af96078d62b065b7785c001194be
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10278
https://metacpan.org/changes/release/SHAY/perl-5.26.3
https://metacpan.org/changes/release/SHAY/perl-5.28.1
https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=133204
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190221-0003/
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209600
Debian Security Information: DSA-4347 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4347
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RWQGEB543QN7SSBRKYJM6PSOC3RLYGSM/
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Mar/49
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-01
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00039.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHBA-2019:0327
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:0001
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0001
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:0010
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0010
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:0109
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0109
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:1790
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1790
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:1942
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1942
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:2400
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2400
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042181
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3834-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3834-2/
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