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Message-ID: <378d1a7a-62a8-4b3e-b33c-2bb8a6fbb703@cpansec.org>
Date: Wed, 20 May 2026 23:09:29 +0100
From: Robert Rothenberg <rrwo@...nsec.org>
To: cve-announce@...urity.metacpan.org, oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: CVE-2026-47372: Crypt::SaltedHash versions through 0.09 for Perl
 generate insecure random values for salts

========================================================================
CVE-2026-47372                                       CPAN Security Group
========================================================================

         CVE ID:  CVE-2026-47372
   Distribution:  Crypt-SaltedHash
       Versions:  through 0.09

       MetaCPAN:  https://metacpan.org/dist/Crypt-SaltedHash
       VCS Repo:  https://github.com/robrwo/perl-Crypt-SaltedHash


Crypt::SaltedHash versions through 0.09 for Perl generate insecure
random values for salts

Description
-----------
Crypt::SaltedHash versions through 0.09 for Perl generate insecure
random values for salts.

These versions use the built-in rand function, which is predictable and
unsuitable for cryptography.

Problem types
-------------
- CWE-338 Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator
   (PRNG)

Solutions
---------
Upgrade to version 0.10 or later.


References
----------
https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Crypt-SaltedHash-0.10/changes
https://github.com/robrwo/perl-Crypt-SaltedHash/commit/9b68437d2cd420b819b3a795474c3870338d38d5.patch



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