RHEL 8 : perl-CPAN (RHSA-2025:8432)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2025:8432 advisory. The CPAN module is a tool to query, download and build perl modules from CPAN sites. Security Fixes: perl-CPAN: Bypass of verification of signatures ...

Signature Verification Bypass

perl is vulnerable to signature verification bypass. The vulnerability exists in CHECKSUMS files which allows an attacker to use this flaw to bypass signature verification...