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Debian: CVE-2018-25107: libcrypt-random-source-perl -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2018-25107: libcrypt-random-source-perl -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/29/2024
Created
12/31/2024
Added
12/30/2024
Modified
12/30/2024

Description

The Crypt::Random::Source package before 0.13 for Perl has a fallback to the built-in rand() function, which is not a secure source of random bits.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-libcrypt-random-source-perl

References

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