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