First published: Wed Jun 13 2018(Updated: )
USN-3684-1 fixed a vulnerability in perl. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled certain archive files. An attacker could possibly use this to overwrite arbitrary files.
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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All of | ||
ubuntu/perl | <5.14.2-6ubuntu2.8 | 5.14.2-6ubuntu2.8 |
Ubuntu Ubuntu | =12.04 |
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The vulnerability ID is USN-3684-2.
The title of the vulnerability is USN-3684-2: Perl vulnerability.
The description of the vulnerability is that Perl incorrectly handles certain archive files, which could allow an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files.
The Perl package with version 5.14.2-6ubuntu2.8 on Ubuntu 12.04 ESM is affected by this vulnerability.
Yes, you can find more information about this vulnerability at the following links: [CVE-2018-12015](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12015), [USN-3684-1](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3684-1), [Perl package release](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/perl/5.14.2-6ubuntu2.8)