USN-3825-2: mod_perl vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

• libapache2-mod-perl2 - Integration of perl with the Apache2 web server

Details

USN-3825-1 fixed a vulnerability in mod_perl. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory 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 12.04

• libapache2-mod-perl2 - 2.0.5-5ubuntu1.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2011-2767

Related notices

• USN-3825-1: libapache2-mod-perl2-doc, libapache2-mod-perl2-dev, libapache2-mod-perl2