AlmaLinux 8 : perl-CPAN (ALSA-2025:8432)

high Nessus Plugin ID 237723

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2025:8432 advisory.

* perl-CPAN: Bypass of verification of signatures in CHECKSUMS files (CVE-2020-16156)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected perl-CPAN package.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2025-8432.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8432

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 237723

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-8432.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 6/3/2025

Updated: 6/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-16156

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:perl-cpan, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/3/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-16156

CWE: 347

RHSA: 2025:8432