CVE-2026-2588: Crypt::NaCl::Sodium versions through 2.001 for Perl has an integer overflow flaw on 32-bit systems
Timothy Legge 22 Feb 2026 23:33 UTC
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CVE-2026-2588 CPAN Security Group
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CVE ID: CVE-2026-2588
Distribution: Crypt-NaCl-Sodium
Versions: through 2.001
MetaCPAN: https://metacpan.org/dist/Crypt-NaCl-Sodium
VCS Repo: https://github.com/cpan-authors/crypt-nacl-sodium
Crypt::NaCl::Sodium versions through 2.001 for Perl has an integer
overflow flaw on 32-bit systems
Description
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Crypt::NaCl::Sodium versions through 2.001 for Perl has an integer
overflow flaw on 32-bit systems.
Sodium.xs casts a STRLEN (size_t) to unsigned long long when passing a
length pointer to libsodium functions. On 32-bit systems size_t is
typically 32-bits while an unsigned long long is at least 64-bits.
Problem types
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- CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Solutions
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Upgrade to version 2.002
References
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https://metacpan.org/release/TIMLEGGE/Crypt-NaCl-Sodium-2.001/source/Sodium.xs#L2119
https://github.com/cpan-authors/crypt-nacl-sodium/commit/8cf7f66ba922443e131c9deae1ee00fafe4f62e4.patch
https://github.com/cpan-authors/crypt-nacl-sodium/commit/557388bdb4da416a56663cda0154b80cd524395c.patch
Credits
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Timothy Legge (timlegge), finder