rPSA-2009-0011-1 perl

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rPath Security Advisory: 2009-0011-1
Published: 2009-01-20
Products:
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 1
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 2
    rPath Linux 1
    rPath Linux 2

Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
    Local Root Non-Deterministic Weakness
Updated Versions:
    perl=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/5.8.7-8.5-1
    perl=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/5.8.8-16-0.1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2907
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2944

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1927
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5302
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5303

Description:
    Previous versions of Perl contained a race condition in the rmtree
    function of the File::Path module that allowed local users to create
    arbitrary setuid binaries via a symlink attack. This is a regression
    related to CVE-2005-0448.
    
    Additionally a double free vulnerability exists that allows
    context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via a
    crafted regular expression containing UTF8 characters.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0011

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