Gentoo alert 202411-09 (Perl)

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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202411-09 ] Perl: Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Sun, 17 Nov 2024 09:51:24 -0000
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202411-09
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Perl: Multiple Vulnerabilities
     Date: November 17, 2024
     Bugs: #807307, #905296, #918612
       ID: 202411-09

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Perl, the worst of
which can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background
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Perl is Larry Wall’s Practical Extraction and Report Language.

Affected packages
=================

Package        Vulnerable    Unaffected
-------------  ------------  ------------
dev-lang/perl  < 5.38.2      >= 5.38.2

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Perl. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Perl users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/perl-5.38.2"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2021-36770
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36770
[ 2 ] CVE-2023-31486
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31486
[ 3 ] CVE-2023-47038
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47038

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/202411-09

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 2024 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.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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