🛡️ CVE-2026-12205 on Debian — libcrypt-dsa-perl

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

Crypt::DSA versions before 1.21 for Perl reused the nonce across signatures, leading to private-key recovery. Crypt::DSA::sign caches the per-signature nonce material in the Key object without ever clearing it. The first sign() on a Key object picks a nonce, and every later sign() on that same object reuses it, producing an identical "r". Keys used to sign more than once with an affected version should be considered compromised.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-12205 as tracked by Debian, for the package libcrypt-dsa-perl. No fixed version has been recorded for this distribution yet.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability none.

Weakness class

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12205 is classified as CWE-323: Reusing a Nonce, Key Pair in Encryption. Nonces should be used for the present occasion and only once.

Affected software

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12205 is recorded against 1 package.

  • libcrypt-dsa-perl

Timeline and source

Published on 15 June 2026 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-06-15
Updated 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-08-04
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
libcrypt-dsa-perl

Exploit Protection

Are you running libcrypt-dsa-perl?

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12205 carries CVSS 9.1 Critical rating. BotEraser checks your installation against this and other known CVE records, and blocks IPs associated with exploit activity.

Check My Site For DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12205 →

No credit card required  ·  Results in minutes

ⓘ Data Notice: The information presented above has been compiled from publicly available internet sources. Boteraser aggregates this data solely for informational purposes and does not independently classify, evaluate, or endorse any findings about the vulnerabilities listed. The accuracy and completeness of this information is the sole responsibility of the original publishers. Boteraser and its operators accept no liability for any decisions made based on this data.

Browse related advisories

All advisoriesDebianDebian 2026