- Issued:
- 2012-10-29
- Updated:
- 2012-10-29
RHBA-2012:1411 - perl bug fix update
Synopsis
perl bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated perl packages that fix a bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
Perl is a high-level programming language commonly used for system administration utilities and web programming.
This update fixes the following bug:
- Previously, certain Perl scripts using modules, which use the overload() function in a specific way, could be impacted by a performance regression. Consequently, users could observe slower operation of such scripts after an upgrade from perl packages of version 5.8.5. This update removes an upstream patch from these perl packages that was responsible for the regression, thus preventing this bug. (BZ#865709)
All users of perl are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- perl-debuginfo-5.8.8-38.el5_8.i386.rpm
- perl-debuginfo-5.8.8-38.el5_8.s390x.rpm
- perl-5.8.8-38.el5_8.ia64.rpm
- perl-suidperl-5.8.8-38.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
- perl-5.8.8-38.el5_8.ppc.rpm
- perl-debuginfo-5.8.8-38.el5_8.ppc.rpm
- perl-5.8.8-38.el5_8.i386.rpm
- perl-suidperl-5.8.8-38.el5_8.ia64.rpm
- perl-5.8.8-38.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
- perl-suidperl-5.8.8-38.el5_8.s390x.rpm
- perl-suidperl-5.8.8-38.el5_8.ppc.rpm
- perl-debuginfo-5.8.8-38.el5_8.ia64.rpm
- perl-5.8.8-38.el5_8.s390x.rpm
- perl-suidperl-5.8.8-38.el5_8.i386.rpm
- perl-5.8.8-38.el5_8.src.rpm
- perl-debuginfo-5.8.8-38.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
Fixes
(none)
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
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