SUSE-SU-2018:1977-1: moderate: Security update for perl

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Tue Jul 17 04:17:42 MDT 2018


   SUSE Security Update: Security update for perl
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2018:1977-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1096718 
Cross-References:   CVE-2018-12015
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update for perl fixes the following issues:

   - CVE-2018-12015: The Archive::Tar module allowed remote attackers to
     bypass a directory-traversal protection mechanism and overwrite
     arbitrary files (bsc#1096718)


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-2018-1327=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2018-1327=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 (noarch):

      perl-doc-5.26.1-7.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      perl-5.26.1-7.3.1
      perl-base-5.26.1-7.3.1
      perl-base-debuginfo-5.26.1-7.3.1
      perl-debuginfo-5.26.1-7.3.1
      perl-debugsource-5.26.1-7.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 (x86_64):

      perl-32bit-debuginfo-5.26.1-7.3.1
      perl-base-32bit-5.26.1-7.3.1
      perl-base-32bit-debuginfo-5.26.1-7.3.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12015.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1096718



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