Bug 2440306 (CVE-2026-2474) - CVE-2026-2474 crypt-urandom: Crypt::URandom for Perl is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow in the XS function crypt_urandom_getrandom()
Summary: CVE-2026-2474 crypt-urandom: Crypt::URandom for Perl is vulnerable to a heap ...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-2474
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2440312 2440313 2440309 2440310 2440311
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Reported: 2026-02-16 22:05 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-02-16 22:53 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-02-16 22:05:00 UTC
Crypt::URandom versions from 0.41 before 0.55 for Perl is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow in the XS function crypt_urandom_getrandom().

The function does not validate that the length parameter is non-negative. If a negative value (e.g. -1) is supplied, the expression length + 1u causes an integer wraparound, resulting in a zero-byte allocation. The subsequent call to getrandom(data, length, GRND_NONBLOCK) passes the original negative value, which is implicitly converted to a large unsigned value (typically SIZE_MAX). This can result in writes beyond the allocated buffer, leading to heap memory corruption and application crash (denial of service).

In common usage, the length argument is typically hardcoded by the caller, which reduces the likelihood of attacker-controlled exploitation. Applications that pass untrusted input to this parameter may be affected.


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