DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6659

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-6659
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6659.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6659
Upstream
Published
2026-05-08T18:16:34Z
Modified
2026-09-14T17:03:46Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl

Package

Name
libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.42-2
1.44-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6659.json"

Debian:13 / libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl

Package

Name
libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.42-2
1.44-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6659.json"

Debian:14 / libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl

Package

Name
libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.44-1

Affected versions

1.*
1.42-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6659.json"