Unity Linux 20.1050a / 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: perl-CPAN (UTSA-2026-142319)

high Nessus Plugin ID 370078

Synopsis

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

Description

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-142319 advisory.

CPAN.pm before 2.35 does not verify TLS certificates when downloading distributions over HTTPS.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Unity 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://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-31484

https://github.com/andk/cpanpm/pull/175

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00017.html

https://metacpan.org/dist/CPAN/changes

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0007/

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/18/14

http://www.nessus.org/u?1c32ddb7

http://www.nessus.org/u?7fc6f02c

http://www.nessus.org/u?846a2e93

http://www.nessus.org/u?8ffdb6a5

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/29/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/5

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/07/2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 370078

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-142319.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/21/2026

Updated: 10/21/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.58

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/UOS-Server/release, Host/UOS-Server/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/21/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/28/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-31484