Bug 2509968 (CVE-2026-18536) - CVE-2026-18536 Data-Entropy: Data-Entropy: Predictable random numbers due to unencrypted remote entropy sources
Summary: CVE-2026-18536 Data-Entropy: Data-Entropy: Predictable random numbers due to ...
Keywords:
Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-18536
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
high
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Product Security DevOps Team
QA Contact:
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On: 2514598 2514600
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-08-01 11:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-12 13:27 UTC (History)
0 users

Fixed In Version:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed:
Embargoed:


Attachments (Terms of Use)

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-01 11:01:07 UTC
Data::Entropy versions before 0.010 for Perl read remote entropy sources over plain HTTP.

The Data::Entropy::RawSource::RandomOrg and Data::Entropy::RawSource::RandomnumbersInfo remote sources are accessed over plain HTTP.

The Data::Entropy::RawSource::RandomOrg integrity check trivially matches any non-empty byte string.

Any on-path attacker, such as open WiFi, a compromised ISP, captive portal, or a hostile egress proxy substitutes the response and thereby chooses the bytes returned by rand_bits and rand_int for every application that selected one of these sources via with_entropy_source. The _checkbuf method response is equally attacker-controlled, so the retry/sleep behaviour is steerable too.


Note You need to log in before you can comment on or make changes to this bug.