CVE-2008-5302 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2008-5302: Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path 1.08 and 2.07 (lib/File/Path.pm) in Perl 5.8.8 and 5.10.0 allows local users to create arbitrary setuid binaries via a symlink attack, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0448, CVE-2004-0452, and CVE-2008-2827. NOTE: this is a regression error

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2008-5302 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

perl→ fixed in5.10.0-18urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y perl
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

perl→ fixed in5.10.0-18urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y perl
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

perl→ fixed in5.10.0-18urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y perl
```

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