Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS2-2026-3343
Advisory Released Date: 2026-06-08
Advisory Updated Date: 2026-06-08
Severity:
Medium
Issue Overview:
Crypt::PasswdMD5 versions through 1.42 for Perl generates insecure random values for salts.
The built-in rand function is predictable, and unsuitable for cryptography. (CVE-2026-6659)
Affected Packages:
perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5 or yum update --advisory ALAS2-2026-3343 to update your system.
New Packages:
noarch:
perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5-1.3-17.amzn2.0.1.noarch
src:
perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5-1.3-17.amzn2.0.1.src