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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2026-8704 EUVD-2026-30668GHSA-5cq6-9f97-wjwx

Crypt::DSA versions through 1.19 for Perl use 2-args open, allowing existing files to be modified

Published May 15, 2026 · Updated May 18, 2026 · Assigned by CPANSec

Description

Crypt::DSA versions through 1.19 for Perl use 2-args open, allowing existing files to be modified.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
TIMLEGGE Crypt::DSA ≤ 1.19 —

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 13 libcrypt-dsa-perl No fix yet —
Debian 12 libcrypt-dsa-perl No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS libcrypt-dsa-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 libcrypt-dsa-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libcrypt-dsa-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libcrypt-dsa-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS libcrypt-dsa-perl No fix yet —
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libcrypt-dsa-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libcrypt-dsa-perl No fix yet —

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