SUSE-SU-2017:2951-1

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    SUSE-SU-2017:2951-1

    Published: 8 Nov 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-6512
    Aliases:
    CVE-2017-6512

    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: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20172951-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1047178, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6512

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: perl

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.10.0-64.81.3.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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