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Oracle Linux 9 : perl-App-cpanminus (ELSA-2024-10218)

high Nessus Plugin ID 211863

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2024-10218 advisory.

 - Patch the code to use https instead of http (CVE-2024-45321)

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-App-cpanminus package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-10218.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 211863

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-10218.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/26/2024

Updated: 12/6/2024

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-2024-45321

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:9::appstream, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perl-app-cpanminus

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: 11/25/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/27/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-45321