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Fedora update for perl
Secunia Advisory: SA30025
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Release Date: 2008-04-30
Popularity: 2,751 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Fedora 7
Fedora 8
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CVE reference:CVE-2008-1927
Description:
Fedora has issued an update for perl. This fixes a vulnerability, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA27546

Solution:
Apply updated packages via the yum utility ("yum update perl").

Original Advisory:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00607.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00601.html

Other References:
SA27546:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27546/

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