Mandriva Linux Security Advisory – The rmtree function in lib/File/Path.pm in Perl 5.10 does not properly check permissions before performing a chmod, which allows local users to modify the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack. The updated packages have been patched to fix this.
You can download this advisory from the following link: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/69018/MDVSA-2008-165.txt
Source: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/69018/Mandriva-Linux-Security-Advisory-2008-165.html