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Fedora 44 perl-Crypt-URandom Heap Overflow Advisory FEDORA-2026-eb6b1039eb

This release fixes CVE-2026-2474 (a heap buffer overflow) and handling failed read syscalls.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2026-eb6b1039eb 2026-03-07 00:17:58.501965+00:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : perl-Crypt-URandom Product : Fedora 44 Version : 0.55 Release : 1.fc44 URL : https://metacpan.org/release/Crypt-URandom Summary : Non-blocking randomness for Perl Description : This Module is intended to provide an interface to the strongest available source of non-blocking randomness on the current platform. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: This release fixes CVE-2026-2474 (a heap buffer overflow) and handling failed read syscalls. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Mon Feb 23 2026 Petr Pisar - 0.55-1 - 0.55 bump (CVE-2026-2474) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #2440306 - CVE-2026-2474 crypt-urandom: Crypt::URandom for Perl is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow in the XS function crypt_urandom_getrandom() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2440306 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-eb6b1039eb' 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 All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/keys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fedora Code of Conduct: List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Do not reply to spam, report it: https://forge.fedoraproject.org/infra/tickets/issues/new . Update for Fedora 44 addresses critical heap overflow in perl-Crypt-URandom with essential instructions for installation.. Fedora 44 perl-Crypt-URandom security update, heap buffer overflow, critical security patch. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Mar 07, 2026 •Critical Fedora