Source: libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl Version: 1.42-2 Severity: important Tags: security upstream X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected], Debian Security Team <[email protected]>
Hi, The following vulnerability was published for libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl. The CVE primarlly I guess will server for documentation. No patch exist to make it securely generating random values for the salts and to move away from rand(). CVE-2026-6659[0]: | Crypt::PasswdMD5 versions through 1.42 for Perl generates insecure | random values for salts. The built-in rand function is predictable, | and unsuitable for cryptography. If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry. For further information see: [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-6659 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6659 [1] https://lists.security.metacpan.org/cve-announce/msg/39857355/ Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed. Regards, Salvatore
