SUSE-SU-2017:2951-1
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Published: 08 Nov 2017, 07:46
Last modified:04 Feb 2026, 04:26
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100 CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
08 Nov 2017, 07:46
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Feb 2026, 04:26
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
Security update for perl This update for perl fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2017-6512: Race condition in the rmtree and remove_tree functions in the File-Path module before 2.13 for Perl allows attackers to set the mode on arbitrary files via vectors involving directory-permission loosening logic. (bnc#1047178) Bug fixes: - reformat baselibs.conf as source validator workaround
Affected Systems
- suse•perl&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
< 5.10.0-64.81.3.1
- suse•perl&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
< 5.10.0-64.81.3.1
- suse•perl&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
< 5.10.0-64.81.3.1