CVE-2026-41564

EUVD-2026-25201
CryptX versions before 0.088 for Perl do not reseed the Crypt::PK PRNG state after forking.

The Crypt::PK::RSA, Crypt::PK::DSA, Crypt::PK::DH, Crypt::PK::ECC, Crypt::PK::Ed25519 and Crypt::PK::X25519 modules seed a per-object PRNG state in their constructors and reuse it without fork detection. A Crypt::PK::* object created before `fork()` shares byte-identical PRNG state with every child process, and any randomized operation they perform can produce identical output, including key generation. Two ECDSA or DSA signatures from different processes are enough to recover the signing private key through nonce-reuse key recovery.

This affects preforking services such as the Starman web server, where a Crypt::PK::* object loaded at startup is inherited by every worker process.
PRNG
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 2%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
dcitcryptx
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< 0.088
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
libcryptx-perl
bookworm
no-dsa
bullseye
postponed
forky
0.089-1
fixed
sid
0.089-1
fixed
trixie
0.085-1+deb13u1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
libcryptx-perl
bionic
needs-triage
focal
needs-triage
jammy
needs-triage
noble
needs-triage
questing
needs-triage
resolute
needs-triage
Amazon Linux logo
Amazon Linux Releases
Amazon Package
Release
perl-CryptX
Amazon Linux 2023
0:0.088-2.amzn2023.0.1
fixed
perl-CryptX-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
0:0.088-2.amzn2023.0.1
fixed
perl-CryptX-debugsource
Amazon Linux 2023
0:0.088-2.amzn2023.0.1
fixed
perl-CryptX-tests
Amazon Linux 2023
0:0.088-2.amzn2023.0.1
fixed