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[USN-7620-1] File::Find::Rule vulnerability

Posted on 07 July 2025
Ubuntu Security

==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7620-1
July 07, 2025

File::Find::Rule vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.04
- Ubuntu 24.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

File::Find::Rule could be made to run programs if it opened a specially
crafted file name.

Software Description:
- libfile-find-rule-perl: module to search for files based on rules

Details:

Kevin Ryde discovered that File::Find::Rule incorrectly handled certain
file names. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 25.04
libfile-find-rule-perl 0.34-3ubuntu0.25.04.1

Ubuntu 24.10
libfile-find-rule-perl 0.34-3ubuntu0.24.10.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
libfile-find-rule-perl 0.34-3ubuntu0.24.04.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
libfile-find-rule-perl 0.34-1ubuntu0.22.04.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7620-1
CVE-2011-10007

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libfile-find-rule-perl/0.34-3ubuntu0.25.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libfile-find-rule-perl/0.34-3ubuntu0.24.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libfile-find-rule-perl/0.34-3ubuntu0.24.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libfile-find-rule-perl/0.34-1ubuntu0.22.04.1

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