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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.6517.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6517-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl' package(s) announced via the USN-6517-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl' package(s) announced via the USN-6517-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled printing certain warning
messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Perl to
consume resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-48522)

Nathan Mills discovered that Perl incorrectly handled certain regular
expressions. An attacker could use this issue to cause Perl to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2023-47038)

Affected Software/OS:
'perl' package(s) on Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 23.04, Ubuntu 23.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-48522
https://github.com/Perl/perl5/blob/79a7b254d85a10b65126ad99bf10e70480569d68/sv.c#L16336-L16345
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-47038
RHBZ#2249523
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249523
RHSA-2024:2228
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2228
RHSA-2024:3128
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3128
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-47038
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1056746
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GNEEWAACXQCEEAKSG7XX2D5YDRWLCIZJ/
https://perldoc.perl.org/perl5382delta#CVE-2023-47038-Write-past-buffer-end-via-illegal-user-defined-Unicode-property
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