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CentOS Linux 8.4 [TuxCare] Security Update: perl-HTTP-Tiny (CENTOS8.4:CLSA-2025:1758821123)

high Nessus Plugin ID 352624

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Synopsis

The CentOS Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The CentOS Linux 8.4 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare CENTOS8.4:CLSA-2025:1758821123 advisory.

 - HTTP::Tiny before 0.083, a Perl core module since 5.13.9 and available standalone on CPAN, has an insecure default TLS configuration where users must opt in to verify certificates. (CVE-2023-31486)

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-HTTP-Tiny package based on the guidance in TuxCare advisory CENTOS8.4:CLSA-2025:1758821123.

See Also

https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2025:1758821123

http://www.nessus.org/u?e029e452

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 352624

File Name: tuxcare_centos_8.4_CLSA-2025-1758821123.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/30/2026

Updated: 9/30/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.88

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-31486

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/OS/extended-third-party, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/25/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/28/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-31486

CLSA: 2025:1758821123