suse-su-2018:1972-2
Vulnerability from csaf_suse
Published
2018-10-18 12:47
Modified
2018-10-18 12:47
Summary
Security update for perl

Notes

Title of the patch
Security update for perl
Description of the patch
This update for perl fixes the following issues: These security issue were fixed: - CVE-2018-6913: Fixed space calculation issues in pp_pack.c (bsc#1082216). - CVE-2018-6798: Fixed heap buffer overflow in regexec.c (bsc#1082233). - CVE-2018-6797: Fixed sharp-s regexp overflow (bsc#1082234). - CVE-2018-12015: The Archive::Tar module allowed remote attackers to bypass a directory-traversal protection mechanism and overwrite arbitrary files (bsc#1096718) This non-security issue was fixed: - fix debugger crash in tab completion with Term::ReadLine::Gnu [bsc#1068565]
Patchnames
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2018-1328
Terms of use
CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).


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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.