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Debian Security Advisory DSA-5816-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
November 19, 2024                     https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : libmodule-scandeps-perl
CVE ID         : CVE-2024-10224

The Qualys Threat Research Unit discovered that libmodule-scandeps-perl,
a Perl module to recursively scan Perl code for dependencies, allows an
attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands via specially crafted file
names.

Details can be found in the Qualys advisory at
https://www.qualys.com/2024/11/19/needrestart/needrestart.txt

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.31-2+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libmodule-scandeps-perl packages.

For the detailed security status of libmodule-scandeps-perl please refer
to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libmodule-scandeps-perl

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org