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libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl — security advisory
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.
- Products
- libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl
- Affected versions
- 1.3-10, 1.40-1, 1.41-1, 1.42-2, 1.44-1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-6659
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 03:13 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6659
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Complete source record
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