SUSE-SU-2016:2263-1: moderate: Security update for perl

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for perl
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2016:2263-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #928292 #932894 #967082 #984906 #987887 #988311 
                    
Cross-References:   CVE-2015-8853 CVE-2016-1238 CVE-2016-2381
                    CVE-2016-6185
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1
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   An update that solves four vulnerabilities and has two
   fixes is now available.

Description:


   This update for Perl fixes the following issues:

   - CVE-2016-6185: Xsloader looking at a "(eval)" directory. (bsc#988311)
   - CVE-2016-1238: Searching current directory for optional modules.
     (bsc#987887)
   - CVE-2015-8853: Regular expression engine hanging on bad utf8. (bsc)
   - CVE-2016-2381: Environment dup handling bug. (bsc#967082)
   - "Insecure dependency in require" error in taint mode. (bsc#984906)
   - Memory leak in 'use utf8' handling. (bsc#928292)
   - Missing lock prototype to the debugger. (bsc#932894)


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-1326=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-1326=1

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      perl-5.18.2-11.1
      perl-base-5.18.2-11.1
      perl-base-debuginfo-5.18.2-11.1
      perl-debuginfo-5.18.2-11.1
      perl-debugsource-5.18.2-11.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (s390x x86_64):

      perl-32bit-5.18.2-11.1
      perl-debuginfo-32bit-5.18.2-11.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (noarch):

      perl-doc-5.18.2-11.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (noarch):

      perl-doc-5.18.2-11.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (x86_64):

      perl-32bit-5.18.2-11.1
      perl-5.18.2-11.1
      perl-base-5.18.2-11.1
      perl-base-debuginfo-5.18.2-11.1
      perl-debuginfo-32bit-5.18.2-11.1
      perl-debuginfo-5.18.2-11.1
      perl-debugsource-5.18.2-11.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8853.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1238.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2381.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6185.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/928292
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/932894
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/967082
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/984906
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/987887
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/988311



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