TITLE: Red Hat update for perl SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA17079 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/17079/ CRITICAL: Less critical IMPACT: Privilege escalation WHERE: Local system OPERATING SYSTEM: RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4 http://secunia.com/product/4670/ RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4 http://secunia.com/product/4668/ RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4 http://secunia.com/product/4669/ DESCRIPTION: Red Hat has issued an update for perl. This fixes a vulnerability, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges. For more information: SA14531 SOLUTION: Updated packages are available from Red Hat Network. http://rhn.redhat.com/ ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-674.html OTHER REFERENCES: SA14531: http://secunia.com/advisories/14531/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------