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TITLE:
Gentoo update for perl

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA46929

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RELEASE DATE:
2011-11-21

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DESCRIPTION:
Gentoo has issued an update for perl. This fixes a security issue,
which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security
restrictions.

For more information see vulnerability #1 in:
SA40049

SOLUTION:
Update to "perl-core/Safe-2.27" or later or "virtual/perl-Safe-2.27"
or later.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
GLSA 201111-09:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201111-09.xml

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