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Amazon Linux 2022 : perl-CPAN, perl-CPAN-tests (ALAS2022-2022-161)
high Nessus Plugin ID 167011
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2022 host is missing a security update.Description
It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2022-2022-161 advisory.A flaw was found in the way the perl-CPAN performed verification of package signatures stored in CHECKSUMS files. A malicious or compromised CPAN server used by a user, or a man-in-the-middle attacker, could use this flaw to bypass signature verification. (CVE-2020-16156)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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
Run 'dnf update perl-CPAN --releasever=2022.0.20221102' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 167011
File Name: al2022_ALAS2022-2022-161.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 11/4/2022
Updated: 12/11/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, 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:/o:amazon:linux:2022, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perl-cpan, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perl-cpan-tests
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/1/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-16156