Amazon Linux 2 : perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5, --advisory ALAS2-2026-3343 (ALAS-2026-3343)

high Nessus Plugin ID 319861

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5 installed on the remote host is prior to 1.3-17. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2026-3343 advisory.

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)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'yum update perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5' or or 'yum update --advisory ALAS2-2026-3343' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 319861

File Name: al2_ALAS-2026-3343.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 6/8/2026

Updated: 6/8/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-6659

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perl-crypt-passwdmd5, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/8/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-6659

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