| Name | CVE-2026-6659 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1136091 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl (PTS) | bullseye | 1.41-1 | vulnerable |
| forky, sid, bookworm, trixie | 1.42-2 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[trixie] - libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl <postponed> (Minor issue, revisit when fixed upstream)
[bookworm] - libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl <postponed> (Minor issue, revisit when fixed upstream)
[bullseye] - libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl <postponed> (Minor issue, revisit when fixed upstream)
https://lists.security.metacpan.org/cve-announce/msg/39857355/