Back Linuxsecurity Fedora 43 perl-Data-Entropy Important Remote Access Fix CVE-2026
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This module maintains a concept of a current selection of entropy source.
Algorithms that require entropy, such as those in
Data::Entropy::Algorithms, can use the source nominated by this module,
avoiding the need for entropy source objects to be explicitly passed
around. This is convenient because usually one entropy source will be used
for an entire program run and so an explicit entropy source parameter would
rarely vary. There is also a default entropy source, avoiding the need to
explicitly configure a source at all.
Data::Entropy versions before 0.010 for Perl read remote entropy sources over plain HTTP. This update fixes that issue (CVE-2026-18536).
* Sun Aug 2 2026 Emmanuel Seyman - 0.010-1 - Update to 0.010
* Sun Aug 2 2026 Emmanuel Seyman - 0.010-1 - Update to 0.010
[ 1 ] Bug #2514600 - CVE-2026-18536 perl-Data-Entropy: Data-Entropy: Predictable random numbers due to unencrypted remote entropy sources [fedora-all]
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-8924ee53fe' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at
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