RHSA-2021:1678-01 -- Redhat perlID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:73595 | Date: (C)2021-07-02 (M)2023-12-20 |
Class: PATCH | Family: unix |
Perl is a high-level programming language that is commonly used for system administration utilities and web programming. Security Fix: * perl: heap-based buffer overflow in regular expression compiler leads to DoS * perl: corruption of intermediate language state of compiled regular expression due to integer overflow leads to DoS For more details about the security issue, including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Release Notes linked from the References section.