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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2022.0018
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2022-0018)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl-CPAN' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2022-0018 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl-CPAN' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2022-0018 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
CPAN 2.28 allows Signature Verification Bypass. (CVE-2020-16156)

Affected Software/OS:
'perl-CPAN' package(s) on Mageia 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-16156
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SZ32AJIV4RHJMLWLU5QULGKMMIHYOMDC/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SD6RYOJII7HRJ6WVORFNVTYNOFY5JDXN/
http://blogs.perl.org/users/neilb/2021/11/addressing-cpan-vulnerabilities-related-to-checksums.html
https://blog.hackeriet.no/cpan-signature-verification-vulnerabilities/
https://metacpan.org/pod/distribution/CPAN/scripts/cpan
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