Summary
Perl is a high-level programming language that is commonly used for system administration utilities and web programming.
Security Fix(es):
* perl: heap-based buffer overflow in regular expression compiler leads to DoS (CVE-2020-10543)
* perl: corruption of intermediate language state of compiled regular expression due to integer overflow leads to DoS (CVE-2020-10878)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 8.4 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux · 8 | perl | 4:5.26.3-419.el8 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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Unscored —CVE-2020-10543 EPSS 11%
Perl before 5.30.3 on 32-bit platforms allows a heap-based buffer overflow because nested regular expression quantifier…
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Unscored —
Perl before 5.30.3 has an integer overflow related to mishandling of a "PL_regkind[OP(n)] == NOTHING" situation. A craf…