diff --git a/lang/perl/Makefile b/lang/perl/Makefile
index 39a018ad9..3a96e6b71 100644
--- a/lang/perl/Makefile
+++ b/lang/perl/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=perl
 PKG_VERSION:=5.22.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=ftp://ftp.cpan.org/pub/CPAN/src/5.0 \
 		http://www.cpan.org/src/5.0 \
diff --git a/lang/perl/patches/020-host-libc-dir-moved-debian+derivatives.patch b/lang/perl/patches/020-host-libc-dir-moved-debian+derivatives.patch
index 761f8b927..956466d99 100644
--- a/lang/perl/patches/020-host-libc-dir-moved-debian+derivatives.patch
+++ b/lang/perl/patches/020-host-libc-dir-moved-debian+derivatives.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 --- a/hints/linux.sh
 +++ b/hints/linux.sh
-@@ -204,6 +204,24 @@ case "$libc" in
+@@ -221,6 +221,24 @@ case "$libc" in
      ;;
  esac
  
diff --git a/lang/perl/patches/110-always_use_miniperl.patch b/lang/perl/patches/110-always_use_miniperl.patch
index f8f8a65de..9f9f81219 100644
--- a/lang/perl/patches/110-always_use_miniperl.patch
+++ b/lang/perl/patches/110-always_use_miniperl.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 --- a/Makefile.SH
 +++ b/Makefile.SH
-@@ -315,22 +315,11 @@ MINIPERL = \$(LDLIBPTH) ./miniperl\$(EXE
+@@ -316,22 +316,11 @@ MANIFEST_SRT = MANIFEST.srt
  
  !GROK!THIS!
  
diff --git a/lang/perl/patches/700-tie_fetch_count_t-handle_missing_crypt.patch b/lang/perl/patches/700-tie_fetch_count_t-handle_missing_crypt.patch
index 32914dde7..f90e5d9ca 100644
--- a/lang/perl/patches/700-tie_fetch_count_t-handle_missing_crypt.patch
+++ b/lang/perl/patches/700-tie_fetch_count_t-handle_missing_crypt.patch
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-Index: perl-5.22.0/t/op/tie_fetch_count.t
-===================================================================
---- perl-5.22.0.orig/t/op/tie_fetch_count.t
-+++ perl-5.22.0/t/op/tie_fetch_count.t
+--- a/t/op/tie_fetch_count.t
++++ b/t/op/tie_fetch_count.t
 @@ -250,12 +250,17 @@ for ([chdir=>''],[chmod=>'0,'],[chown=>'
      check_count "$op $args\\\$tied_glob$postargs";
  }
diff --git a/lang/perl/patches/710-threads_join-skip_ps_on_busybox.patch b/lang/perl/patches/710-threads_join-skip_ps_on_busybox.patch
index 27ee75749..e60ee8cc1 100644
--- a/lang/perl/patches/710-threads_join-skip_ps_on_busybox.patch
+++ b/lang/perl/patches/710-threads_join-skip_ps_on_busybox.patch
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ We can't provide either with busybox. Just skip it for now.
 
 Signed-off-by: Marcel Denia <naoir@gmx.net>
 
-Index: perl-5.22.0/dist/threads/t/join.t
-===================================================================
---- perl-5.22.0.orig/dist/threads/t/join.t
-+++ perl-5.22.0/dist/threads/t/join.t
+--- a/dist/threads/t/join.t
++++ b/dist/threads/t/join.t
 @@ -110,36 +110,41 @@ sub skip {
  
  # We parse ps output so this is OS-dependent.
diff --git a/lang/perl/patches/900-CVE-2015-8607.patch b/lang/perl/patches/900-CVE-2015-8607.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f1c1cb81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/perl/patches/900-CVE-2015-8607.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+From b6307f728a4f842a54ea96959e386c7daa92ece1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Tony Cook <tony@develop-help.com>
+Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 10:56:54 +1100
+Subject: [perl #126862] ensure File::Spec::canonpath() preserves taint
+
+Previously the unix specific XS implementation of canonpath() would
+return an untainted path when supplied a tainted path.
+
+For the empty string case, newSVpvs() already sets taint as needed on
+its result.
+---
+ dist/PathTools/Cwd.xs    |  1 +
+ dist/PathTools/t/taint.t | 19 ++++++++++++++++++-
+ 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+--- a/dist/PathTools/Cwd.xs
++++ b/dist/PathTools/Cwd.xs
+@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ THX_unix_canonpath(pTHX_ SV *path)
+     *o = 0;
+     SvPOK_on(retval);
+     SvCUR_set(retval, o - SvPVX(retval));
++    SvTAINT(retval);
+     return retval;
+ }
+ 
+--- a/dist/PathTools/t/taint.t
++++ b/dist/PathTools/t/taint.t
+@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use Test::More;
+ BEGIN {
+     plan(
+         ${^TAINT}
+-        ? (tests => 17)
++        ? (tests => 21)
+         : (skip_all => "A perl without taint support")
+     );
+ }
+@@ -34,3 +34,20 @@ foreach my $func (@Functions) {
+ 
+ # Previous versions of Cwd tainted $^O
+ is !tainted($^O), 1, "\$^O should not be tainted";
++
++{
++    # [perl #126862] canonpath() loses taint
++    my $tainted = substr($ENV{PATH}, 0, 0);
++    # yes, getcwd()'s result should be tainted, and is tested above
++    # but be sure
++    ok tainted(File::Spec->canonpath($tainted . Cwd::getcwd)),
++        "canonpath() keeps taint on non-empty string";
++    ok tainted(File::Spec->canonpath($tainted)),
++        "canonpath() keeps taint on empty string";
++
++    (Cwd::getcwd() =~ /^(.*)/);
++    my $untainted = $1;
++    ok !tainted($untainted), "make sure our untainted value is untainted";
++    ok !tainted(File::Spec->canonpath($untainted)),
++        "canonpath() doesn't add taint to untainted string";
++}