Bug#1136809: libcrypt-dsa-perl: CVE-2026-8704

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: libcrypt-dsa-perl
Version: 1.19-1
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream
X-Debbugs-Cc: carnil at debian.org, Debian Security Team <team at security.debian.org>

Hi,

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

CVE-2026-8704[0]:
| Crypt::DSA versions through 1.19 for Perl use 2-args open, allowing
| existing files to be modified.


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-2026-8704
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8704
[1] https://lists.security.metacpan.org/cve-announce/msg/40104289/
[2] https://github.com/perl-Crypt-OpenPGP/Crypt-DSA/commit/e7dc7836594908d6e9abf74b0a66f12a78569d1c

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore