Fedora 44 perl-Crypt-Argon2 Critical CVE-2026-8463 Update Advisory
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June 5, 2026
Update to 0.031 #2477035 #2481131 fixes CVE-2026-8463
Summary
This module implements the Argon2 key derivation function, which is
suitable to convert any password into a cryptographic key. This is most
often used to for secure storage of passwords but can also be used to
derive a encryption key from a password. It offers variable time and memory
costs as well as output size.
Update Information:
Update to 0.031 #2477035 #2481131 fixes CVE-2026-8463
Topics Covered
Change Log
* Tue May 26 2026 Charles R. Anderson
References
Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2026-dafdad8fd3
2026-06-05 04:25:00.358941+00:00
Name : perl-Crypt-Argon2
Product : Fedora 44
Version : 0.031
Release : 1.fc44
URL : https://metacpan.org/release/Crypt-Argon2
Summary : Perl interface to the Argon2 key derivation functions
Description :
This module implements the Argon2 key derivation function, which is
suitable to convert any password into a cryptographic key. This is most
often used to for secure storage of passwords but can also be used to
derive a encryption key from a password. It offers variable time and memory
costs as well as output size.
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-dafdad8fd3' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label
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Name: perl-Crypt-Argon2
Product: Fedora 44
Version: 0.031
Release: 1.fc44
Summary: Perl interface to the Argon2 key derivation functions
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