SUSE-SU-2018:1977-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:1977-1

    Published: 17 Jul 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-12015

    Summary: Security update for perl

    Details: This update for perl fixes the following issues: - CVE-2018-12015: The Archive::Tar module allowed remote attackers to bypass a directory-traversal protection mechanism and overwrite arbitrary files (bsc#1096718)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20181977-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1096718, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12015

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: perl

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/perl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.26.1-7.3.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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