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openSUSE Security Update : perl (openSUSE-2017-1304)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 104767
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Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
This update for perl fixes the following issues :Security issues fixed :
- CVE-2017-12837: Heap-based buffer overflow in the S_regatom function in regcomp.c in Perl 5 before 5.24.3-RC1 and 5.26.x before 5.26.1-RC1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a regular expression with a '\N()' escape and the case-insensitive modifier. (bnc#1057724)
- CVE-2017-12883: Buffer overflow in the S_grok_bslash_N function in regcomp.c in Perl 5 before 5.24.3-RC1 and 5.26.x before 5.26.1-RC1 allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted regular expression with an invalid '\N(U+...)' escape.
(bnc#1057721)
- CVE-2017-6512: Race condition in the rmtree and remove_tree functions in the File-Path module before 2.13 for Perl allows attackers to set the mode on arbitrary files via vectors involving directory-permission loosening logic. (bnc#1047178)
Bug fixes :
- backport set_capture_string changes from upstream (bsc#999735)
- reformat baselibs.conf as source validator workaround
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.
Solution
Update the affected perl packages.See Also
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1047178
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1057721
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 104767
File Name: openSUSE-2017-1304.nasl
Version: 3.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 11/27/2017
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:perl-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:perl-base-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:perl-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:perl-base, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:perl-base-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:perl-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:perl, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:perl-base-debuginfo-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:perl-debuginfo-32bit
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Patch Publication Date: 11/25/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/1/2017