UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6659

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-6659
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6659.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6659
Upstream
  • CVE-2026-6659
Published
2026-05-08T18:16:00Z
Modified
2026-05-20T16:26:50.779498814Z
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
  • Ubuntu - medium
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

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.3-10

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3-10",
            "binary_name": "libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6659.json"
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.3-10

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3-10",
            "binary_name": "libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6659.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.3-10

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3-10",
            "binary_name": "libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6659.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.40-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.40-1",
            "binary_name": "libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6659.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.41-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.41-1",
            "binary_name": "libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6659.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.42-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.42-2",
            "binary_name": "libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6659.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.42-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.42-2",
            "binary_name": "libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6659.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.42-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.42-2",
            "binary_name": "libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6659.json"