USN-3825-1: mod_perl vulnerability
USN-3825-1: mod_perl vulnerability libapache2-mod-perl2 vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 18.10 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary mod_perl could be made to run programs contrary to expectations. Software Description libapache2-mod-perl2 – Integration of perl with the Apache2 web server Details Jan Ingvoldstad discovered that mod_perl incorrectly handled configuration options to disable being used by unprivileged users, contrary to the documentation. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary Perl code. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10 libapache2-mod-perl2 – 2.0.10-2ubuntu3.18.10.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libapache2-mod-perl2 – 2.0.10-2ubuntu3.18.04.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libapache2-mod-perl2 – 2.0.9-4ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS libapache2-mod-perl2 – 2.0.8+httpd24-r1449661-6ubuntu2.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make [ more… ]
