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From: Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: libcrypt-dsa-perl: CVE-2026-8700
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Date: Sat, 16 May 2026 11:50:09 +0200
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Source: libcrypt-dsa-perl
Version: 1.19-1
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream
X-Debbugs-Cc: carnil@debian.org, Debian Security Team <team@security.debian.org>

Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for libcrypt-dsa-perl.

CVE-2026-8700[0]:
| Crypt::DSA versions before 1.20 for Perl generate seeds using rand.
| Seeds were generated using Perl's built-in rand function, which is
| predictable and unsuitable for security usage.


If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-8700
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8700
[1] https://lists.security.metacpan.org/cve-announce/msg/40104301/
[2] https://github.com/perl-Crypt-OpenPGP/Crypt-DSA/commit/43f2ad133bca76c57665f42eb0dc8042df54d3f1

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore
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