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SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2023:2881-1)

🗓️ 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'perl' package in SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12-SP5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2, 12-SP4, 12-SP5, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP4, 12-SP5, SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 & Crowbar 9 lacks TLS cert verification, fixing CVE-2023-31484

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2023.2881.1");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-31484");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-02-20 04:22:31 +0000 (Tue, 20 Feb 2024)");
  script_version("2025-08-15T15:42:26+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-08-15 15:42:26 +0000 (Fri, 15 Aug 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.6");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-05-08 17:11:13 +0000 (Mon, 08 May 2023)");

  script_name("SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2023:2881-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/suse_sles", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=(SLES12\.0SP2|SLES12\.0SP4|SLES12\.0SP5)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SUSE-SU-2023:2881-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232881-1.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1210999");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2024-February/034274.html");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2023:2881-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This update for perl fixes the following issues:

 - CVE-2023-31484: Enable TLS cert verification in CPAN (bsc#1210999).");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'perl' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP5.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "SLES12.0SP2") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"perl-32bit", rpm:"perl-32bit~5.18.2~12.26.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"perl", rpm:"perl~5.18.2~12.26.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"perl-base", rpm:"perl-base~5.18.2~12.26.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"perl-doc", rpm:"perl-doc~5.18.2~12.26.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "SLES12.0SP4") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"perl-32bit", rpm:"perl-32bit~5.18.2~12.26.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP4"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"perl", rpm:"perl~5.18.2~12.26.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP4"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"perl-base", rpm:"perl-base~5.18.2~12.26.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP4"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"perl-doc", rpm:"perl-doc~5.18.2~12.26.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP4"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "SLES12.0SP5") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"perl-32bit", rpm:"perl-32bit~5.18.2~12.26.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP5"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"perl", rpm:"perl~5.18.2~12.26.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP5"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"perl-base", rpm:"perl-base~5.18.2~12.26.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP5"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"perl-doc", rpm:"perl-doc~5.18.2~12.26.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP5"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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15 Aug 2025 00:00Current
8High risk
Vulners AI Score8
CVSS 3.18.1
EPSS0.01548
SSVC
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