Qualys discovered that if unsanitized input was used with the library Modules::ScanDeps, before version 1.36 a local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary shell commands by open()ing a "pesky pipe" (such as passing "commands|" as a filename) or by passing arbitrary strings to eval().
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade perl-Module-ScanDeps | Jul 4, 2025 | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade perl-module-scandeps | Aug 8, 2025 | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade perl-Module-ScanDeps | Jan 27, 2025 | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade libmodule-scandeps-perl | Nov 25, 2024 | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade perl-Module-ScanDeps | May 26, 2025 | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution existsUpgrade perl-Module-ScanDeps | May 15, 2025 | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libmodule-scandeps-perl (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade needrestart (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade needrestartUpgrade libmodule-scandeps-perl | Nov 20, 2024 | Nov 19, 2024 |
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