Security update for perl

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0976-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2018-6798 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2018-6913 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for perl fixes the following issues:

Security issue 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).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-perl-13564=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-perl-13564=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-perl-13564=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • perl-base-32bit-5.10.0-64.81.10.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • perl-Test-Simple-0.72-0.81.10.1
    • perl-doc-5.10.0-64.81.10.1
    • perl-5.10.0-64.81.10.1
    • perl-Module-Build-0.2808.01-0.81.10.1
    • perl-base-5.10.0-64.81.10.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ia64)
    • perl-x86-5.10.0-64.81.10.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • perl-32bit-5.10.0-64.81.10.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • perl-Test-Simple-0.72-0.81.10.1
    • perl-doc-5.10.0-64.81.10.1
    • perl-5.10.0-64.81.10.1
    • perl-Module-Build-0.2808.01-0.81.10.1
    • perl-32bit-5.10.0-64.81.10.1
    • perl-base-5.10.0-64.81.10.1

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