Security update for perl-File-Path

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:0449-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-6512 ( SUSE ): 5.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2017-6512 ( NVD ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2017-6512 ( NVD ): 5.9 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability and contains two features can now be installed.

Description:

This update for perl-File-Path fixes the following issues:

  • Provide File::Path version 2.15 to SLE-12-SP5 (jsc#SLE-17088, jsc#ECO-3050)
  • CVE-2017-6512: fix a race condition in the File-Path module for Perl.

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 High Performance Computing 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-449=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-449=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-449=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (noarch)
    • perl-File-Path-2.150000-8.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (noarch)
    • perl-File-Path-2.150000-8.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (noarch)
    • perl-File-Path-2.150000-8.3.1

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