[SECURITY] Fedora 27 Update: perl-Archive-Tar-2.28-1.fc27
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2018-10ae521efa
2018-06-18 15:14:44.814799
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Name : perl-Archive-Tar
Product : Fedora 27
Version : 2.28
Release : 1.fc27
URL : https://metacpan.org/release/Archive-Tar
Summary : A module for Perl manipulation of .tar files
Description :
Archive::Tar provides an object oriented mechanism for handling tar
files. It provides class methods for quick and easy files handling
while also allowing for the creation of tar file objects for custom
manipulation. If you have the IO::Zlib module installed, Archive::Tar
will also support compressed or gzipped tar files.
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Update Information:
This release fixes CVE-2018-12015 vulnerability (a directory traversal). It also
fixes creating a file with a trailing white space on the file name. It also
allows to archive absolute path names and it speeds up extracting large
archives.
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ChangeLog:
* Fri Jun 8 2018 Petr Pisar <ppisar(a)redhat.com> - 2.28-1
- 2.28 bump
- Fixes CVE-2018-12015 (directory traversal) (bug #1588761)
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References:
[ 1 ] Bug #1588760 - CVE-2018-12015 perl: Directory traversal in Archive::Tar
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1588760
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