vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-6185): Perl vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 2, 2016 | Apr 25, 2018 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 2, 2016
Added
Apr 25, 2018
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
The XSLoader::load method in XSLoader in Perl does not properly locate .so files when called in a string eval, which might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse library under the current working directory.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-perl
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