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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="201701-75">
+ <title>Perl: Multiple vulnerabilities</title>
+ <synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Perl, the worst of
+ which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">perl</product>
+ <announced>2017-01-29</announced>
+ <revised count="2">2017-06-01</revised>
+ <bug>580612</bug>
+ <bug>588592</bug>
+ <bug>589680</bug>
+ <bug>606750</bug>
+ <bug>606752</bug>
+ <access>local, remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="dev-lang/perl" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">5.22.3_rc4</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">5.22.3_rc4</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>Perl is a highly capable, feature-rich programming language.</p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Perl. Please review the
+ CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="normal">
+ <p>A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
+ privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or
+ escalate privileges.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>All Perl users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
+
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=dev-lang/perl-5.22.3_rc4"
+ </code>
+
+ <p>Warning: When you are upgrading to a new major Perl version, the
+ commands above may not be sufficient. Please visit the Gentoo wiki
+ referenced below to learn how to upgrade to a new major Perl version.
+ </p>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8607">CVE-2015-8607</uri>
+ <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8853">CVE-2015-8853</uri>
+ <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1238">CVE-2016-1238</uri>
+ <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2381">CVE-2016-2381</uri>
+ <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-6185">CVE-2016-6185</uri>
+ <uri link="https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Perl#Upgrading_.28major_version.29">
+ Gentoo Wiki: How to upgrade Perl
+ </uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2017-01-21T22:09:19Z">whissi</metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-06-01T01:14:59Z">b-man</metadata>
+</glsa>