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Re: [perl #17744] Security-Hole in module Safe.pm

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From:
Arthur Bergman
Date:
October 4, 2002 23:19
Subject:
Re: [perl #17744] Security-Hole in module Safe.pm
Message ID:
4D9894FE-D82A-11D6-8EE4-003065D64CBE@contiller.se

On fredag, okt 4, 2002, at 23:19 Europe/Stockholm, Rafael Garcia-Suarez 
wrote:

> Rafael Garcia-Suarez wrote:
>> Thanks. I've applied the following patch to the current development 
>> version
>> of Perl, which includes a fix based on yours, but a bit different.
>
> This has been enhanced by change #17977 : a similar bug was affecting 
> Safe::rdo().
>
>> The included regression test is backportable to 5.8.0. (The number of 
>> opcodes
>> and the diagnostic message emitted by perl have changed since then.)
>
>


Should I release a new Safe.pm onto CPAN which has the included 
security fix?

Arthur
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