Package: libcatalyst-plugin-authentication-perl Version: 0.10024-1 Severity: important Tags: security upstream X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected], Debian Security Team <[email protected]>
Hi, The following vulnerability was published for libcatalyst-plugin-authentication-perl. CVE-2026-5091[0]: | Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions through 0.10024 for Perl | is susceptible to timing attacks. These versions use Perl's built- | in eq comparison. Discrepencies in timing could be used to guess the | underlying hash or password. 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-2026-5091 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5091 [1] https://lists.security.metacpan.org/cve-announce/msg/40281889/ [2] https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication/commit/b0515f492257438cf07082acf1e10d06e8088a5e Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed. Regards, Salvatore
