vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2018-12015: Security patch for perl-Archive-Tar (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) | Jun 7, 2018 | Apr 27, 2020 | May 20, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jun 7, 2018
Added
Apr 27, 2020
Modified
May 20, 2026
Description
In Perl through 5.26.2, the Archive::Tar module allows remote attackers to bypass a directory-traversal protection mechanism, and overwrite arbitrary files, via an archive file containing a symlink and a regular file with the same name.
Solution
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-perl-archive-tar
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