Ubuntu alert USN-7434-2 (perl)

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Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com>
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"ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com" <ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com>
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[USN-7434-2] Perl vulnerability
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Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:39:37 -0400
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7434-2
April 23, 2025

perl vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.04

Summary:

Perl could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially
crafted data.

Software Description:
- perl: Practical Extraction and Report Language

Details:

USN-7434-1 fixed a vulnerability in Perl. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 25.04.

Original advisory details:

  It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled transliterating non-ASCII
  bytes. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Perl to crash,
  resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 25.04
   perl                            5.40.1-2ubuntu0.1

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7434-2
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7434-1
   CVE-2024-56406

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/perl/5.40.1-2ubuntu0.1



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