UBUNTU-CVE-2026-16235

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-16235
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-16235.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-16235
Upstream
  • CVE-2026-16235
Published
2026-07-20T07:16:00Z
Modified
2026-07-29T10:18:10Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl generate insecure random values for salts. These versions use the built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for cryptography.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:26.04:LTS / libcrypt-password-perl

Package

Name
libcrypt-password-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcrypt-password-perl?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

0.*
0.28-1
0.28-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypt-password-perl",
            "binary_version": "0.28-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-16235.json"