CVE catalog
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.
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.45% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl | sid | 1.44-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl | forky | 1.44-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl | trixie | 1.42-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl | bookworm | 1.42-2 | vulnerable |
| Cpe | libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl | Not reported | Not reported | vulnerable |
| Opensuse | perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5 | leap 16.0 | 1.430.0-bp160.1.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5 | tumbleweed | 1.430.0-1.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl | source | sid | 1.44-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1136091] |
| Debian | libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl | source | forky | 1.44-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1136091] |
| Debian | libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl | source | trixie | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1136091] |
| Debian | libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1136091] |
| Opensuse | perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5 | rpm | leap 16.0 | 1.430.0-bp160.1.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21137-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5 | rpm | tumbleweed | 1.430.0-1.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11000-1 | Not reported |
Notes
[trixie] libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl: Minor issue [bookworm] libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl: Minor issue, revisit when fixed upstream
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl]Affected
Details (2)
1.42-2· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl · debian · 12
1.42-2· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl]Affected
Details (2)
1.42-2· all · trixieAffected
nvd · libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl · debian · 13
1.42-2· all · trixieAffected
nvd · libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl · debian · 13
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
- [perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5]Fixed
Source package: [perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5]
Details (1)
1.460.0-1.1· noarch · tumbleweedFixed · Fixed:
1.430.0-1.1nvd · perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5 · opensuse · tumbleweed
Observed:
References
- [http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/08/17]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2026_11000-1.json]
- [https://github.com/ronsavage/Crypt-PasswdMD5/commit/a2f821637db0296082297aa4b02254ab08f0dc5e.patch]
- [https://github.com/ronsavage/Crypt-PasswdMD5/pull/3]
- [https://metacpan.org/release/RSAVAGE/Crypt-PasswdMD5-1.42/source/lib/Crypt/PasswdMD5.pm#L35-47]
- [https://metacpan.org/release/RSAVAGE/Crypt-PasswdMD5-1.43/changes]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6659]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6659]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:11000-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:21137-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-6659]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-6659.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-2503.json]
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