Bug#864745: jessie-pu: package perl/5.20.2-3+deb8u6

["Adam D. Barratt" <adam@adam-barratt.org.uk>]

Control; tags -1 + confirmed

On Wed, 2017-06-14 at 00:14 +0100, Dominic Hargreaves wrote:
> In July 2016 we released a security update for perl to fix an optional
> module loading related vulnerability:
> 
> https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3628
> 
> This update included a change that has been since improved by upstream
> for better compatibility with existing code. The original update caused
> a few packages to FTBFS:
> 
> #864302
> #864299
> #832862
> #832866
> #832845
> 
> As such we believe that it makes sense to update perl in jessie to
> include the improved fix, which is scheduled for inclusion in upstream
> maintenance releases soon.

Please go ahead.

Regards,

Adam