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Posted on 10 July 2015
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201507-11
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Severity: Normal
Title: Perl: Denial of Service
Date: July 10, 2015
Bugs: #216671
ID: 201507-11
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in Perl allows a remote attacker to cause Denial of
Service.
Background
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Perl is a highly capable, feature-rich programming language.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-lang/perl < 5.20.1-r4 >= 5.20.1-r4
Description
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S_regmatch() function lacks proper checks before passing arguments to
atoi()
Impact
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A remote attacker could send a specially crafted input, possibly
resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Perl users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/perl-5.20.1-r4"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-7422
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7422
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-11
Concerns?
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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
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Copyright 2015 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.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
