perl-5.34.1-2.aix7.1.ppc.rpm  is now available in AIX Toolbox.

This release of perl has fix for the following security vulnerability.

CVE-2023-31484

You can use DNF to update to this version of package from the AIX Toolbox repository.

RESHMA KUMAR

After upgrading the AIX version from 7200-03-02 TO 7200-05-05 The CGI modules are missing and the system throws the below error when zip/unzip

when we check the perl version 

# ls /usr/opt/perl5/lib

5.20.1    5.28.1    site_perl

# cd /usr/opt/perl5/lib
# ls -ltr
total 24
drwxr-xr-x   54 root     system         8192 Mar 10 2021  5.28.1
drwxr-xr-x    4 root     system          256 Sep  8 14:17 site_perl
drwxr-xr-x    4 root     system         4096 Sep  8 14:24 5.20.1

# ls -Ral /usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.20.1/CPAN

/usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.20.1/CPAN not found

As per my understanding current perl version is somehow change after the AIX Service Pack 7100-05-05, update 

Now how do I fix this issue ,

Error 
##########
Can't locate CGI.pm in @INC (you may need to install the CGI module) (@INC contains: /usr/opt/perl5/lib/site_perl/5.28.1/aix-thread\
-multi /usr/opt/perl5/lib/site_perl/5.28.1 /usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.28.1/aix-thread-multi /usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.28.1 /usr/opt/perl5/lib/\
site_perl/5.20.1 /usr/opt/perl5/lib/site_perl) at /app/manh/uat/mif/sh/tar_file_unzip.pl line 30.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /app/manh/uat/mif/sh/tar_file_unzip.pl line 30.
##############

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Eranga Prabath
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Hi Eranga,

Please check this https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/aix-perl-updates-and-support-perlrte

CGI.pm has been removed from perl distribution.

Hi SANGAMESH MALLAYYA 

But In AIX Service Pack 7100-05-05, Perl has been upgraded to 5.28.1. External modules like CGI.pm

# ls -Ral /usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.28.1/CPAN
total 1232
drwxr-xr-x   10 root     system         4096 Mar 10 2021  .
drwxr-xr-x   54 root     system         8192 Mar 10 2021  ..
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     system          256 Mar 10 2021  API
-r--r--r--    1 root     system         6842 Feb 21 2019  Author.pm
-r--r--r--    1 root     system         9826 Feb 21 2019  Bundle.pm
-r--r--r--    1 root     system         7664 Feb 21 2019  CacheMgr.pm
-r--r--r--    1 root     system         6023 Feb 21 2019  Complete.pm
-r--r--r--    1 root     system         2102 Feb 21 2019  Debug.pm
-r--r--r--    1 root     system          189 Feb 21 2019  DeferredCode.pm
-r--r--r--    1 root     system       164588 Feb 21 2019  Distribution.pm
-r--r--r--    1 root     system        11990 Feb 21 2019  Distroprefs.pm
-r--r--r--    1 root     system          972 Feb 21 2019  Distrostatus.pm
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     system          256 Mar 10 2021  Exception
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     system          256 Mar 10 2021  FTP
-r--r--r--    1 root     system        42966 Feb 21 2019  FTP.pm
-r--r--r--    1 root     system        70973 Feb 21 2019  FirstTime.pm
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     system          256 Mar 10 2021  HTTP
-r--r--r--    1 root     system        23301 Feb 21 2019  HandleConfig.pm
-r--r--r--    1 root     system        22216 Feb 21 2019  Index.pm
-r--r--r--    1 root     system         6909 Feb 21 2019  InfoObj.pm
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     system          256 Mar 10 2021  Kwalify
-r--r--r--    1 root     system         3428 Feb 21 2019  Kwalify.pm
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     system          256 Mar 10 2021  LWP
drwxr-xr-x    3 root     system         4096 Mar 10 2021  Meta
-r--r--r--    1 root     system        30272 Feb 21 2019  Meta.pm
-r--r--r--    1 root     system        16695 Feb 21 2019  Mirrors.pm
-r--r--r--    1 root     system        22390 Feb 21 2019  Module.pm
-r--r--r--    1 root     system          953 Feb 21 2019  Nox.pm
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     system          256 Mar 10 2021  Plugin
-r--r--r--    1 root     system         3215 Feb 21 2019  Plugin.pm
-r--r--r--    1 root     system          567 Feb 21 2019  Prompt.pm
-r--r--r--    1 root     system         6942 Feb 21 2019  Queue.pm
-r--r--r--    1 root     system        73617 Feb 21 2019  Shell.pm
-r--r--r--    1 root     system        16715 Feb 21 2019  Tarzip.pm
-r--r--r--    1 root     system          588 Feb 21 2019  URL.pm
-r--r--r--    1 root     system         4398 Feb 21 2019  Version.pm
/usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.28.1/CPAN/API:
total 16
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     system          256 Mar 10 2021  .
drwxr-xr-x   10 root     system         4096 Mar 10 2021  ..
-r--r--r--    1 root     system         1067 Feb 21 2019  HOWTO.pod

/usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.28.1/CPAN/Exception:
total 40
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     system          256 Mar 10 2021  .
drwxr-xr-x   10 root     system         4096 Mar 10 2021  ..
-r--r--r--    1 root     system         3886 Feb 21 2019  RecursiveDependency.pm
-r--r--r--    1 root     system          920 Feb 21 2019  blocked_urllist.pm
-r--r--r--    1 root     system          490 Feb 21 2019  yaml_not_installed.pm
-r--r--r--    1 root     system         1703 Feb 21 2019  yaml_process_error.pm

/usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.28.1/CPAN/FTP:
total 16
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     system          256 Mar 10 2021  .
drwxr-xr-x   10 root     system         4096 Mar 10 2021  ..
-r--r--r--    1 root     system         1562 Feb 21 2019  netrc.pm