Packages
- perl - Practical Extraction and Report Language
Details
It was discovered that Perl was not properly verifying TLS certificates
when using CPAN together with HTTP::Tiny to download modules over HTTPS.
If a remote attacker were able to intercept communications, this flaw
could potentially be used to install altered modules.
It was discovered that Perl was not properly verifying TLS certificates
when using CPAN together with HTTP::Tiny to download modules over HTTPS.
If a remote attacker were able to intercept communications, this flaw
could potentially be used to install altered modules.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.04 bionic | perl – 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.7 | ||
| 16.04 xenial | perl – 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.9+esm2 | ||
| 14.04 trusty | perl – 5.18.2-2ubuntu1.7+esm5 | ||
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