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Unscored USN-2607-1 4 CVEs

libmodule-signature-perl vulnerabilities

Published May 12, 2015 · Updated Feb 10, 2026

Summary

John Lightsey discovered that Module::Signature incorrectly handled PGP
signature boundaries. A remote attacker could use this issue to trick
Module::Signature into parsing the unsigned portion of the SIGNATURE file
as the signed portion. (CVE-2015-3406)

John Lightsey discovered that Module::Signature incorrectly handled files
that were not listed in the SIGNATURE file. A remote attacker could use
this flaw to execute arbitrary code when tests were run. (CVE-2015-3407)

John Lightsey discovered that Module::Signature incorrectly handled
embedded shell commands in the SIGNATURE file. A remote attacker could use
this issue to execute arbitrary code during signature verification.
(CVE-2015-3408)

John Lightsey discovered that Module::Signature incorrectly handled module
loading. A remote attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code
during signature verification. (CVE-2015-3409)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS libmodule-signature-perl 0.73-1ubuntu0.14.04.1

Vulnerabilities 4

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3406
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3407
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3408
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3409