CVE-2021-36770

NameCVE-2021-36770
DescriptionEncode.pm, as distributed in Perl through 5.34.0, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Encode::ConfigLocal library (in the current working directory) that preempts dynamic module loading. Exploitation requires an unusual configuration, and certain 2021 versions of Encode.pm (3.05 through 3.11). This issue occurs because the || operator evaluates @INC in a scalar context, and thus @INC has only an integer value.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libencode-perl (PTS)buster3.00-1+deb10u1fixed
bullseye3.08-1+deb11u2fixed
bullseye (security)3.08-1+deb11u1fixed
bookworm3.19-1fixed
sid, trixie3.21-1fixed
perl (PTS)buster5.28.1-6+deb10u1fixed
bullseye5.32.1-4+deb11u3fixed
bullseye (security)5.32.1-4+deb11u1fixed
bookworm5.36.0-7+deb12u1fixed
trixie5.38.2-3fixed
sid5.38.2-3.2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libencode-perlsourcestretch(not affected)
libencode-perlsourcebuster(not affected)
libencode-perlsourcebullseye3.08-1+deb11u1
libencode-perlsource(unstable)3.08-2
perlsourcestretch(not affected)
perlsourcebuster(not affected)
perlsourcebullseye5.32.1-4+deb11u1
perlsource(unstable)5.32.1-5

Notes

[buster] - libencode-perl <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
[stretch] - libencode-perl <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
[buster] - perl <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
[stretch] - perl <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
Introduced by: https://github.com/dankogai/p5-encode/commit/9c5f5a307863b66da3701f6c7d13139aa20179b8 (3.05)
Fixed by: https://github.com/dankogai/p5-encode/commit/527e482dc70b035d0df4f8c77a00d81f8d775c74 (3.12)
Introduced by: https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/8ced1423dbb2a874f2d95e9c5c4c46960c2bf318 (v5.32.0-RC0)
Fixed by: https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/c1a937fef07c061600a0078f4cb53fe9c2136bb9

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