libcrypt-dsa-perl — security advisory
Crypt::DSA versions before 1.21 for Perl reused the nonce across signatures, leading to private-key recovery. Crypt::DSA::sign caches the per-signature nonce material in the Key object without ever clearing it. The first sign() on a Key object picks a nonce, and every later sign() on that same object reuses it, producing an identical "r". Keys used to sign more than once with an affected version should be considered compromised.
- Products
- libcrypt-dsa-perl
- Affected versions
- 1.17-5, 1.19-1, 1.20-1, 1.21-1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-12205
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 12:14 UTC · Revision 2
Source evidence
Crypt::DSA versions before 1.21 for Perl reused the nonce across signatures, leading to private-key recovery. Crypt::DSA::sign caches the per-signature nonce material in the Key object without ever clearing it. The first sign() on a Key object picks a nonce, and every later sign() on that same object reuses it, producing an identical "r". Keys used to sign more than once with an affected version should be considered compromised.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12205
libcrypt-dsa-perl
Fixed versions: Not specified
libcrypt-dsa-perl
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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