CVE-2026-2597 | LEONT Crypt::SysRandom::XS prior 0.010 on Perl random_bytes length heap-based overflow

February 27, 2026 Yanac

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in LEONT Crypt::SysRandom::XS on Perl. This issue affects the function random_bytes. The manipulation of the argument length results in heap-based buffer overflow.

This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-2597. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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