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.

[2.18-399]
- Fix tests to run in correct order

[2.18-398]
- Fix CVE-2023-31484
- Package tests

[2.18-397]
- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_28_Mass_Rebuild

[2.18-396]
- Rebase patches to prevent from installing back-up files

[2.18-395]
- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_27_Mass_Rebuild

[2.18-394]
- Perl 5.26 re-rebuild of bootstrapped packages

[2.18-393]
- Perl 5.26 rebuild

[2.18-2]
- Don't BR: perl(Module::Build) when bootstrapping

[2.18-1]
- Upgrade to CPAN-2.18 as provided in perl-5.25.12

[2.16-1]
- 2.16 bump

[2.14-5]
- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_26_Mass_Rebuild

[2.14-4]
- Use Perl porter's fix for searching cpan -j file (CPAN RT#116507)
- Fix logging fatal errors (https://github.com/andk/cpanpm/pull/104)

[2.14-3]
- Apply remains of CVE-2016-1238 fix from perl (CPAN RT#116507)
- Do not search cpan -j file in @INC (CPAN RT#116507)

[2.14-2]
- Fix CVE-2016-1238 properly (CPAN RT#116507)

[2.14-1]
- 2.14 bump
- Fix installation from a working directory (CPAN RT#115734)
- Fix 'cpan -O' invocation (CPAN RT#115786)
- Do not use Net::FTP if ftp_proxy variable points to an HTTP server (CPAN RT#110833)
- Recognize URL schemata disregarding the case
- Fix CVE-2016-1238 (loading optional modules from current working directory)
- Recognize exact version dependency operator (CPAN RT#47934)
- Cope with non-digit version strings

[2.11-366]
- Perl 5.24 re-rebuild of bootstrapped packages

[2.11-365]
- Increase release to favour standalone package

[2.11-349]
- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_24_Mass_Rebuild

[2.11-348]
- Require make package

[2.11-347]
- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_23_Mass_Rebuild

[2.11-346]
- Perl 5.22 re-rebuild of bootstrapped packages

[2.11-345]
- Increase release to favour standalone package

[2.11-2]
- Perl 5.22 rebuild

[2.11-1]
- 2.11 bump in order to dual-live with perl 5.22

[2.10-1]
- 2.10 bump

[2.05-309]
- Allow changing the configuration directory name

[2.05-308]
- Create site paths for the first time (bug #1158873)

[2.05-307]
- Synchronize to perl.spec modifications
- Disable non-core modules when bootstrapping

[2.05-1]
- Specfile autogenerated by cpanspec 1.78.

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: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/28/2024

Updated: 5/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

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:linux:8::appstream, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perl-cpan, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8

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