Oracle Linux 8 : perl-CPAN (ELSA-2024-3094)

high Nessus Plugin ID 198034

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2024-3094 advisory.

- Fix CVE-2023-31484
- Apply remains of CVE-2016-1238 fix from perl (CPAN RT#116507)
- Fix CVE-2016-1238 properly (CPAN RT#116507)
- Fix CVE-2016-1238 (loading optional modules from current working directory)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle 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://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-3094.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 198034

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-3094.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/28/2024

Updated: 11/2/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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

CPE: cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8:10:appstream_base, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.18.0.0::ol8, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.15.0.0::ol8, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.17.0.0::ol8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perl-cpan, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.16.0.0::ol8, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:24.1.3.0.0::ol8, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:24.1.1.0.0::ol8, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::appstream, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:24.1.2.0.0::ol8, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:24.1.4.0.0::ol8

Required KB Items: Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/23/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-31484