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openSUSE perl-CGI-Session Moderate Cryptographic Threat Update 2026-0240-1

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.. openSUSE Security Update: Security update for perl-CGI-Session ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:0240-1 Rating: moderate References: #1269983 Cross-References: CVE-2026-56016 Affected Products: openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP7 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: This update for perl-CGI-Session fixes the following issues: - updated to 4.490.0 (4.49) see /usr/share/doc/packages/perl-CGI-Session/Changelog.ini * SECURITY: Strengthen cryptographic randomness of MD5 driver, CVE-2026-56016 (boo#1269983) - Normalize CPAN version See https://github.com/openSUSE/cpanspec/issues/47 for details Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP7: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2026-240=1 Package List: - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP7 (noarch): perl-CGI-Session-4.490.0-bp157.2.3.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56016.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1269983 . Moderate CVE-2026-56016 security fix available for perl-CGI-Session in openSUSE to strengthen cryptographic randomness.. openSUSE Security,CVE-2026-56016,perl-CGI-Session,security update,cryptographic enhancement. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jul 12, 2026 OpenSUSE