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Subject: CVS commit: [pkgsrc-2007Q3] pkgsrc/lang/perl5
From: Geert Hendrickx
Date: 2007-11-07 13:44:34
Message id: 20071107124434.B955721507@cvs.netbsd.org
Log Message:
Pullup ticket 2222 - requested by drochner
security fix for perl
- pkgsrc/lang/perl5/Makefile 1.129
- pkgsrc/lang/perl5/distinfo 1.43
- pkgsrc/lang/perl5/patches/patch-da 1.1
Module Name: pkgsrc
Committed By: drochner
Date: Tue Nov 6 19:54:53 UTC 2007
Modified Files:
pkgsrc/lang/perl5: Makefile distinfo
Added Files:
pkgsrc/lang/perl5/patches: patch-da
Log Message:
add a patch from Redhat bugzilla #323571 to fix CVE-2007-5116:
A flaw was found in Perl's regular expression engine. Specially crafted
input to a regular expression can cause Perl to improperly allocate memory,
possibly resulting in arbitrary code running with the permissions of the
user running Perl.
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