SUSE-SU-2017:2951-1

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Source
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20172951-1/
Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:2951-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/SUSE-SU-2017:2951-1
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Published
2017-11-08T07:46:03Z
Modified
2026-03-11T06:38:11Z
Summary
Security update for perl
Details

This update for perl fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2017-6512: Race condition in the rmtree and remove_tree functions in the File-Path module before 2.13 for Perl allows attackers to set the mode on arbitrary files via vectors involving directory-permission loosening logic. (bnc#1047178)

Bug fixes:

  • reformat baselibs.conf as source validator workaround
References

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
perl

Package

Name
perl
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/perl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.10.0-64.81.3.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "perl":  "5.10.0-64.81.3.1",
            "perl-32bit":  "5.10.0-64.81.3.1",
            "perl-Module-Build":  "0.2808.01-0.81.3.1",
            "perl-Test-Simple":  "0.72-0.81.3.1",
            "perl-base":  "5.10.0-64.81.3.1",
            "perl-doc":  "5.10.0-64.81.3.1",
            "perl-x86":  "5.10.0-64.81.3.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:2951-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
perl

Package

Name
perl
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/perl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.10.0-64.81.3.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "perl":  "5.10.0-64.81.3.1",
            "perl-32bit":  "5.10.0-64.81.3.1",
            "perl-Module-Build":  "0.2808.01-0.81.3.1",
            "perl-Test-Simple":  "0.72-0.81.3.1",
            "perl-base":  "5.10.0-64.81.3.1",
            "perl-doc":  "5.10.0-64.81.3.1",
            "perl-x86":  "5.10.0-64.81.3.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:2951-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
perl

Package

Name
perl
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/perl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.10.0-64.81.3.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "perl-base-32bit":  "5.10.0-64.81.3.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:2951-1.json"