Mageia alert MGASA-2026-0160 (perl-Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication)

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[updates-announce] MGASA-2026-0160: Updated perl-Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication package fixes a security vulnerability
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Fri, 29 May 2026 07:13:36 +0200
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Article
MGASA-2026-0160 - Updated perl-Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication package fixes a security
vulnerability

Publication date: 29 May 2026
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2026-0160.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 9
CVE: CVE-2026-5091

Description:
The updated package fixes a security vulnerability:
Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions through 0.10024 for Perl is
susceptible to timing attacks. (CVE-2026-5091)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35569
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/21/19
- https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Plugin-Authen...
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-5091

SRPMS:
- 9/core/perl-Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication-0.100.230-12.1.mga9