RHBA-2006:0294

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2006-07-20 00:00 - Updated: 2025-11-21 17:20
Summary
Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: perl bug fix update
Severity
Low
Notes
Topic: Updated perl packages that fix various bugs are now available.
Details: Perl is a high-level programming language with roots in C, sed, awk and shell scripting. This update addresses the following issues: - perl operation in UTF-8 enabled locales - handling an alarm signal while a waitpid() is in progress - the default length of an ioctl 3rd argument when no length bitfield is specified - some generated perl headers are not require-able by perl programs - fixes for tell() ftell(3) wrapper for files opened in append mode All users of perl are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues.
Terms of Use: This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original.
CVE-2003-0618

Multiple vulnerabilities in suidperl 5.6.1 and earlier allow a local user to obtain sensitive information about files for which the user does not have appropriate permissions.

Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Red Hat Desktop version 3
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux
 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop —
Vendor Fix fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux
 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::as —
Vendor Fix fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux
 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::es —
Vendor Fix fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux
 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::ws —
Vendor Fix fix
Threats
Impact Low
References
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