- Issued:
- 2008-09-17
- Updated:
- 2008-09-17
RHBA-2008:0876 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
perl bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated perl packages that fix a performance issue are now available.
Description
Perl is a high-level programming language commonly used for system
administration utilities and Web programming.
These updated packages fix a large performance degradation. This issue was
most noticeable when using "bless" and "overload" combinations, as well as
when using the Perl DBI modules.
Users of perl are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve this issue.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
Affected Products
- 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 for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.2 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.2 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.2 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.2 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.2 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 460308 - perl bless/overload performance problem
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 8cedb0d76f76783c74e1b1776412ffc2d45b98db9e49cf817209143a0dd140ea |
x86_64 | |
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 330507cc72fe6cd22c959f03cf51e26fec2b0527f7194023142b0141010cfd0b |
perl-suidperl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: de412829ccfaad9b9ed4cf6127839b5a4b444fd3f022d706826441750108071e |
ia64 | |
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 4f99b633b357c1dd4d8b091626793ee961beaee32d24d3b042e299a2aac57f01 |
perl-suidperl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: f229b6846a8d91b64d0ff059e53a12c99d0e03b9d550d4880bfa3359b980ffa2 |
i386 | |
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 64f60274725947da9132a6fad386c1456d401605cbf98e80d9de84b3e4d1cad4 |
perl-suidperl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6e0f51037f3b3f5d9dfdb87c0bab0c1090e5d016169427b67bf4815d804d8e65 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.2
SRPM | |
---|---|
x86_64 | |
ia64 | |
i386 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 8cedb0d76f76783c74e1b1776412ffc2d45b98db9e49cf817209143a0dd140ea |
x86_64 | |
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 64f60274725947da9132a6fad386c1456d401605cbf98e80d9de84b3e4d1cad4 |
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 330507cc72fe6cd22c959f03cf51e26fec2b0527f7194023142b0141010cfd0b |
perl-suidperl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: de412829ccfaad9b9ed4cf6127839b5a4b444fd3f022d706826441750108071e |
i386 | |
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 64f60274725947da9132a6fad386c1456d401605cbf98e80d9de84b3e4d1cad4 |
perl-suidperl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6e0f51037f3b3f5d9dfdb87c0bab0c1090e5d016169427b67bf4815d804d8e65 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 8cedb0d76f76783c74e1b1776412ffc2d45b98db9e49cf817209143a0dd140ea |
x86_64 | |
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 64f60274725947da9132a6fad386c1456d401605cbf98e80d9de84b3e4d1cad4 |
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 330507cc72fe6cd22c959f03cf51e26fec2b0527f7194023142b0141010cfd0b |
perl-suidperl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: de412829ccfaad9b9ed4cf6127839b5a4b444fd3f022d706826441750108071e |
i386 | |
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 64f60274725947da9132a6fad386c1456d401605cbf98e80d9de84b3e4d1cad4 |
perl-suidperl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6e0f51037f3b3f5d9dfdb87c0bab0c1090e5d016169427b67bf4815d804d8e65 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 8cedb0d76f76783c74e1b1776412ffc2d45b98db9e49cf817209143a0dd140ea |
s390x | |
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 6bc2b4a55500fef78160f61317e2891f9c8e4cf8727aacd5f7aa0c5cb46545cc |
perl-suidperl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 76b2279828d8cc4f696dc6c8367f197001deaa175fa414f9f796bf4ebdddcea4 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.2
SRPM | |
---|---|
s390x |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 8cedb0d76f76783c74e1b1776412ffc2d45b98db9e49cf817209143a0dd140ea |
ppc | |
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: e80df8cb7e044e4f523f30328a2f00b68e4826726cb936cc6e896a7f92e5aab0 |
perl-suidperl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: ce8f64e78418fe37130cc49690eb4604b16de292ef73a3a72e14182ea0343416 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.2
SRPM | |
---|---|
ppc |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 8cedb0d76f76783c74e1b1776412ffc2d45b98db9e49cf817209143a0dd140ea |
x86_64 | |
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 330507cc72fe6cd22c959f03cf51e26fec2b0527f7194023142b0141010cfd0b |
perl-suidperl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: de412829ccfaad9b9ed4cf6127839b5a4b444fd3f022d706826441750108071e |
i386 | |
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 64f60274725947da9132a6fad386c1456d401605cbf98e80d9de84b3e4d1cad4 |
perl-suidperl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6e0f51037f3b3f5d9dfdb87c0bab0c1090e5d016169427b67bf4815d804d8e65 |
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