Recommended update for perl

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for perl
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2012:1313-1
Rating: low
References: #778763
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
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    An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update resolves a problem in Perl's map operator that
    could cause a leak memory in some circumstances.

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp2-perl-6885
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-perl-6885
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-perl-6885
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-perl-6885

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • perl-base-32bit-5.10.0-64.57.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (ia64):
    • perl-base-x86-5.10.0-64.57.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • perl-5.10.0-64.57.1
    • perl-base-5.10.0-64.57.1
    • perl-doc-5.10.0-64.57.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (x86_64):
    • perl-32bit-5.10.0-64.57.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • perl-5.10.0-64.57.1
    • perl-base-5.10.0-64.57.1
    • perl-doc-5.10.0-64.57.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • perl-32bit-5.10.0-64.57.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (ia64):
    • perl-x86-5.10.0-64.57.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • perl-5.10.0-64.57.1
    • perl-base-5.10.0-64.57.1
    • perl-doc-5.10.0-64.57.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (x86_64):
    • perl-32bit-5.10.0-64.57.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/778763
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=e42a430d8fa2017f99f034f161a075a6