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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-18536 EUVD-2026-51803

Data::Entropy versions before 0.010 for Perl read remote entropy sources over plain HTTP

Published Aug 1, 2026 · Updated Aug 3, 2026 · Assigned by CPANSec

Description

Data::Entropy versions before 0.010 for Perl read remote entropy sources over plain HTTP.

The Data::Entropy::RawSource::RandomOrg and Data::Entropy::RawSource::RandomnumbersInfo remote sources are accessed over plain HTTP.

The Data::Entropy::RawSource::RandomOrg integrity check trivially matches any non-empty byte string.

Any on-path attacker, such as open WiFi, a compromised ISP, captive portal, or a hostile egress proxy substitutes the response and thereby chooses the bytes returned by rand_bits and rand_int for every application that selected one of these sources via with_entropy_source. The _checkbuf method response is equally attacker-controlled, so the retry/sleep behaviour is steerable too.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
RRWO Data::Entropy < 0.010 0.010

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 libdata-entropy-perl No fix yet —
Debian 13 libdata-entropy-perl No fix yet —
Debian 12 libdata-entropy-perl No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 libdata-entropy-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS libdata-entropy-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libdata-entropy-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libdata-entropy-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS libdata-entropy-perl No fix yet —
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libdata-entropy-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libdata-entropy-perl No fix yet —

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