Recommended update for Perl

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for Perl
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:0562-1
Rating: moderate
References: #900455
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
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    An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update for Perl fixes a bug that could lead to an interpreter panic
    when an incorrect offset was passed to sprintf().

    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 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-perl=10502
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-perl=10502
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-perl=10502
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-perl=10502

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • perl-base-32bit-5.10.0-64.72.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
      • perl-5.10.0-64.72.1
      • perl-Module-Build-0.2808.01-0.72.1
      • perl-Test-Simple-0.72-0.72.1
      • perl-base-5.10.0-64.72.1
      • perl-doc-5.10.0-64.72.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (x86_64):
      • perl-32bit-5.10.0-64.72.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • perl-5.10.0-64.72.1
      • perl-Module-Build-0.2808.01-0.72.1
      • perl-Test-Simple-0.72-0.72.1
      • perl-base-5.10.0-64.72.1
      • perl-doc-5.10.0-64.72.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • perl-32bit-5.10.0-64.72.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ia64):
      • perl-x86-5.10.0-64.72.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • perl-5.10.0-64.72.1
      • perl-Module-Build-0.2808.01-0.72.1
      • perl-Test-Simple-0.72-0.72.1
      • perl-base-5.10.0-64.72.1
      • perl-doc-5.10.0-64.72.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64):
      • perl-32bit-5.10.0-64.72.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/900455
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=812f894068349abd4ed06bf93da64322