UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40924

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40924
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40924.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40924
Upstream
Published
2025-07-17T14:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-24T05:06:51Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Catalyst::Plugin::Session before version 0.44 for Perl generates session ids insecurely. The session id is generated from a (usually SHA-1) hash of a simple counter, the epoch time, the built-in rand function, the PID and the current Catalyst context. This information is of low entropy. The PID will come from a small set of numbers, and the epoch time may be guessed, if it is not leaked from the HTTP Date header. The built-in rand function is unsuitable for cryptographic usage. Predicable session ids could allow an attacker to gain access to systems.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl

Package

Name
libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl@0.40-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.40-1

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl

Package

Name
libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl@0.40-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.40-1

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl

Package

Name
libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl@0.41-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.41-1

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl

Package

Name
libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl@0.41-1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.41-1

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl

Package

Name
libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl@0.43-1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.43-1

Ubuntu:25.04 / libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl

Package

Name
libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcatalyst-plugin-session-perl@0.43-1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.43-1