- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201909-01 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Perl: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: September 06, 2019 Bugs: #653432, #670190 ID: 201909-01 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Perl, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code. Background ========== Perl is a highly capable, feature-rich programming language. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-lang/perl < 5.28.2 >= 5.28.2 Description =========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Perl. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact ====== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Perl users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/perl-5.28.2" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2018-18311 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18311 [ 2 ] CVE-2018-18312 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18312 [ 3 ] CVE-2018-18313 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18313 [ 4 ] CVE-2018-18314 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18314 [ 5 ] CVE-2018-6797 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6797 [ 6 ] CVE-2018-6798 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6798 [ 7 ] CVE-2018-6913 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6913 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-01 Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2019 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5