openSUSE Security Update: perl: decode_xs heap-based buffer overflow ______________________________________________________________________________
Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2011:1278-1 Rating: moderate References: #728662 Cross-References: CVE-2011-2939 Affected Products: openSUSE 11.4 openSUSE 11.3 ______________________________________________________________________________
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description:
This update of Perl fixes a heap based buffer overflow in the decode_xs() function (CVE-2011-2939, bnc#728662).
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE 11.4:
zypper in -t patch perl-5471
- openSUSE 11.3:
zypper in -t patch perl-5471
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64):
perl-5.12.3-11.18.1 perl-base-5.12.3-11.18.1
- openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64):
perl-32bit-5.12.3-11.18.1 perl-base-32bit-5.12.3-11.18.1
- openSUSE 11.4 (noarch):
perl-doc-5.12.3-11.18.1
- openSUSE 11.3 (i586 x86_64):
perl-5.12.1-2.7.1 perl-base-5.12.1-2.7.1
- openSUSE 11.3 (x86_64):
perl-32bit-5.12.1-2.7.1 perl-base-32bit-5.12.1-2.7.1
- openSUSE 11.3 (noarch):
perl-doc-5.12.1-2.7.1
References:
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2939.html https://bugzilla.novell.com/728662