USN-3825-1: mod_perl vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 18.10
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

• 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

• libapache2-mod-perl2 - 2.0.10-2ubuntu3.18.04.1

Ubuntu 16.04

• libapache2-mod-perl2 - 2.0.9-4ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 14.04

• libapache2-mod-perl2 - 2.0.8+httpd24-r1449661-6ubuntu2.1

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

References

• CVE-2011-2767

Related notices

• USN-3825-2: libapache2-mod-perl2