========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7434-1 April 14, 2025
perl vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Perl could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially crafted data. Software Description: - perl: Practical Extraction and Report Language Details: It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled transliterating non-ASCII bytes. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Perl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.10 perl 5.38.2-5ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS perl 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS perl 5.34.0-3ubuntu1.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7434-1 CVE-2024-56406 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/perl/5.38.2-5ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/perl/5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/perl/5.34.0-3ubuntu1.4
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