Ubuntu Security Notice 3625-2 - USN-3625-1 fixed a vulnerability in Perl. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Perl to hang, resulting in a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
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Ubuntu Security Notice 3625-1 - It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Perl to hang, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. It was discovered that Perl incorrectly loaded libraries from the current working directory. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Various other issues were also addressed.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201709-12 - A vulnerability in module File::Path for Perl allows local attackers to set arbitrary mode values on arbitrary files bypassing security restrictions. Versions less than 5.24.1-r2 are affected.
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Debian Linux Security Advisory 3873-1 - The cPanel Security Team reported a time of check to time of use (TOCTTOU) race condition flaw in File::Path, a core module from Perl to create or remove directory trees. An attacker can take advantage of this flaw to set the mode on an attacker-chosen file to a attacker-chosen value.
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