ALAS-2024-2697


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2024-2697
Advisory Released Date: 2024-11-15
Advisory Updated Date: 2024-11-15
Severity: Important

Issue Overview:

The App::cpanminus package through 1.7047 for Perl downloads code via insecure HTTP, enabling code execution for network attackers. (CVE-2024-45321)


Affected Packages:

perl-App-cpanminus


Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.


Issue Correction:
Run yum update perl-App-cpanminus to update your system.

New Packages:
noarch:
    perl-App-cpanminus-1.6922-2.amzn2.0.1.noarch

src:
    perl-App-cpanminus-1.6922-2.amzn2.0.1.src