Synopsis

perl bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix 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)