Amazon Linux 2023 Security Advisory: ALAS2023-2026-1796
Advisory Released Date: 2026-06-08
Advisory Updated Date: 2026-06-08
Severity:
Medium
Issue Overview:
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. (CVE-2026-6659)
Affected Packages:
perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5
Issue Correction:
Run dnf update perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5 --releasever 2023.12.20260608 or dnf update --advisory ALAS2023-2026-1796 --releasever 2023.12.20260608 to update your system.
More information on how to update your system can be found on this page: Amazon Linux 2023 documentation
New Packages:
noarch:
perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5-1.4.1-1.amzn2023.0.3.noarch
src:
perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5-1.4.1-1.amzn2023.0.3.src