# ELSA-2025-8432: perl-CPAN security update

ELSA-2025-8432, released June 3, 2025, fixes 1 CVE in perl-CPAN (version 0:2.18-402.el8_10). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2025-8432
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Jun 3, 2025
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2020-16156, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-8432.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [perl-CPAN](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/perl-cpan.md) | ol 8 | 0:2.18-402.el8_10 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2020-16156](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2020-16156.md) | High | perl-modules-5.26: CPAN 2.28 allows Signature Verification Bypass. | 7.8 | 0.0086 |  |

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