Oval Definition:
oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201661850000000
Revision Date
:
2016-08-02
Version
:
1
Title
:
CVE-2016-6185 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description
:
The XSLoader::load method in XSLoader in Perl does not properly locate .so files when called in a string eval, which might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse library under the current working directory.
Family
:
unix
Class
:
vulnerability
Status
:
Reference(s)
:
CVE-2016-6185
Platform(s)
:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s)
:
Definition Synopsis
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
AND
perl package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '5.22.1-9ubuntu0.3').
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