Security update for perl

SUSE Security Update: Security update for perl
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1977-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1096718
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15

  • An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

    Description:

    This update for perl fixes the following issues:

    - CVE-2018-12015: The Archive::Tar module allowed remote attackers to
    bypass a directory-traversal protection mechanism and overwrite
    arbitrary files (bsc#1096718)

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-2018-1327=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2018-1327=1

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 (noarch):
      • perl-doc-5.26.1-7.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • perl-5.26.1-7.3.1
      • perl-base-5.26.1-7.3.1
      • perl-base-debuginfo-5.26.1-7.3.1
      • perl-debuginfo-5.26.1-7.3.1
      • perl-debugsource-5.26.1-7.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 (x86_64):
      • perl-32bit-debuginfo-5.26.1-7.3.1
      • perl-base-32bit-5.26.1-7.3.1
      • perl-base-32bit-debuginfo-5.26.1-7.3.1

    References: