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CentOS Linux 8 [TuxCare] Security Update: perl-CPAN / perl-CPAN-tests (CENTOS-STREAM8:CLSA-2025:1758822139)

high Nessus Plugin ID 361236

Synopsis

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

Description

The CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare CENTOS- STREAM8:CLSA-2025:1758822139 advisory.

 - CPAN 2.28 allows Signature Verification Bypass. (CVE-2020-16156)

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 TuxCare advisory CENTOS-STREAM8:CLSA-2025:1758822139.

See Also

https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2025:1758822139

http://www.nessus.org/u?0aed12b2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 361236

File Name: tuxcare_centos_8_CLSA-2025-1758822139.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.07

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/25/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-16156

CLSA: 2025:1758822139