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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4226-1 (perl - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Jakub Wilk discovered a directory traversal flaw in the Archive::Tar module, allowing an attacker to overwrite any file writable by the extracting user via a specially crafted tar archive.
Affected Software
Affected Software
perl on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 5.20.2-3+deb8u11. For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 5.24.1-3+deb9u4. We recommend that you upgrade your perl packages. For the detailed security status of perl please refer to its security tracker page linked in the references.