=begin editor Delete this begin/end block before publication. Not every heading below is appropriate for every security issue, so some may be deleted. Look for FIXME to see what needs to be filled in. =end editor =encoding utf8 =head1 NAME FIXME - short description of the security issue, with an identifier of the issue as the manpage name =head1 DESCRIPTION =for editor Ideally, FIXME here should be the CVE-ID as a link to cve.mitre.org This document describes the L security vulnerability for perl 5. =head2 Are there any known exploits "in the wild" for this vulnerability FIXME or delete =head2 Who is particularly vulnerable because of this issue? FIXME or delete =head2 What is the nature of the vulnerability? FIXME =head2 What potential exploits are enabled by this vulnerability? FIXME or delete =head2 Which major versions of perl 5 are affected? FIXME with a list of versions that are affected, and which were updated. =head2 How can users protect themselves? FIXME or use the following: If you are vulnerable, upgrade to the latest maintenance release for the version of perl you are using. If your release of perl is no longer supported by the perl 5 committers you may need to upgrade to a new major release of perl. The versions currently supported by the perl 5 committers are FIXME 5.28.2 (until 2020-05-31) and FIXME 5.30.1 (until 2021-05-31). The current version of perl is available from https://www.perl.org/get.html . =head2 Who was given access to the information about the vulnerability? FIXME or use the following: Specifics about the vulnerability were first disclosed to C, a closed subscriber mailing list that has a subset of the perl committers subcribed to it. =head2 When was the vulnerability discovered? FIXME =head2 Who discovered the vulnerability? FIXME =head2 How was the vulnerability reported? FIXME: something like "So-and-so sent email to perl-security@perl.org" =cut