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Fedora 41: FEDORA-2024-ef9db8b16d critical: perl-App-cpanminus HTTPS patch

fedora
Calendar Grey October 9, 2024
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Security alert regarding perl-App-cpanminus in Fedora 41 due to CVE-2024-45321. Immediate action is required to upgrade to the HTTPS protocol for enhanced protection.
Patch the code to use https instead of http (CVE-2024-45321)

Summary

Why? It's dependency free, requires zero configuration, and stands alone

but it's maintainable and extensible with plug-ins and friendly to shell

scripting. When running, it requires only 10 MB of RAM.

Update Information:

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory Fedora CVE issue perl-App-cpanminus http patch

Change Log

* Thu Sep 26 2024 Jitka Plesnikova - 1.7047-5 - Patch the code to use https instead of http (CVE-2024-45321)

References


[ 1 ] Bug #2308439 - CVE-2024-45321 perl-App-cpanminus: From NVD collector [fedora-40] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2308439

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2024-ef9db8b16d' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label

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Name: perl-App-cpanminus
Product: Fedora 41
Version: 1.7047
Release: 5.fc41
URL: https://metacpan.org/dist/App-cpanminus
Summary: Get, unpack, build and install CPAN modules

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Topics Covered

security advisory Fedora CVE issue perl-App-cpanminus http patch

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