Source: libweb-api-perl Version: 2.8-1 Severity: important Tags: security upstream X-Debbugs-Cc: car...@debian.org, Debian Security Team <t...@security.debian.org> Control: found -1 2.7-2 Control: found -1 2.7-1
Hi, The following vulnerability was published for libweb-api-perl. CVE-2024-57868[0]: | Web::API 2.8 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the | default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, | for cryptographic functions. Specifically Web::API uses the | Data::Random library which specifically states that it is "Useful | mostly for test programs". Data::Random uses the rand() function. If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry. For further information see: [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-57868 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-57868 [1] https://lists.security.metacpan.org/cve-announce/msg/28503730/ Regards, Salvatore
