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Rocky Linux 9.2 [CIQ] Security Update: perl-CPAN / perl-CPAN-tests (ciqsa-2026_0475)

high Nessus Plugin ID 356691

Synopsis

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

Description

The Rocky Linux 9.2 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CIQ ciqsa-2026_0475 advisory.

 This advisory aggregates security fixes for the perl-CPAN SRPM in CIQ LTS 9.2. It addresses 1 CVE:
 CVE-2023-31484.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ 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 packages based on the guidance in CIQ advisory ciqsa-2026_0475.

See Also

https://github.com/ctrliq/advisories

http://www.nessus.org/u?2c6a2f14

http://www.nessus.org/u?c5dd5f5a

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 356691

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_9_2_ciqsa-2026_0475.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.58

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-31484

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/28/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-31484