USN-7434-2

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7434-2

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7434-2.json

JSON Data

https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-7434-2

Related

Published

2025-04-23T11:50:58.775176Z

Modified

2025-04-23T11:50:58.775176Z

Summary

perl vulnerability

Details

USN-7434-1 fixed a vulnerability in Perl. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 25.04.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled transliterating non-ASCII bytes. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Perl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:25.04 / perl

Package

Name: perl
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/perl@5.40.1-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

5.40.1-2ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

5.*

5.38.2-5

5.40.0-6

5.40.0-7

5.40.0-8

5.40.1-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libperl-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.40.1-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libperl5.40",
            "binary_version": "5.40.1-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "perl",
            "binary_version": "5.40.1-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "perl-base",
            "binary_version": "5.40.1-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "perl-debug",
            "binary_version": "5.40.1-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "perl-doc",
            "binary_version": "5.40.1-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "perl-modules-5.40",
            "binary_version": "5.40.1-2ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}