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Red Hat update for perl
Secunia Advisory: SA17079
Release Date: 2005-10-05
Popularity: 6,519 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-0448


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/


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