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Oracle Linux 8 : perl-CPAN (ELSA-2025-8432)

high Nessus Plugin ID 237745

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2025-8432 advisory.

 [2.18-402]
 - Resolves: RHEL-9605
 - Add 2022 PAUSE public key.
 - Change default value for urllist to https://www.cpan.org
 - Use gpg --verify --output ... to disentangle data and signature

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux 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://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-8432.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 237745

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-8432.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/4/2025

Updated: 6/4/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, 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:/a:oracle:linux:8::appstream, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perl-cpan, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

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