Security update for perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5 (important)

openSUSE security update: security update for perl-crypt-passwdmd5 ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:21137-1 Rating: important References: bsc1264705 Cross-References: CVE-2026-6659 Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 16.0...

Amazon Linux 2023 : perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5 (ALAS2023-2026-1796)

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2026-1796 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. CVE-2026-6659 Tenable has extract...

Fedora 43 : perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5 (2026-96c8ae7dbe)

The remote Fedora 43 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-96c8ae7dbe advisory. This update uses a cryptographically strong random number source rather than perl's rand function to generate random salt values when required CVE-2026-6659...

CVE-2026-6659

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...