diff --git a/packages/security/libxcrypt/package.mk b/packages/security/libxcrypt/package.mk
index 715b402fdb..d2c2886e96 100644
--- a/packages/security/libxcrypt/package.mk
+++ b/packages/security/libxcrypt/package.mk
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2023-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
 
 PKG_NAME="libxcrypt"
-PKG_VERSION="4.4.37"
-PKG_SHA256="902aa2976f959b5ebe55679b1722b8479f8f13cd4ce2ef432b0a84ae298fffd0"
+PKG_VERSION="4.4.38"
+PKG_SHA256="80304b9c306ea799327f01d9a7549bdb28317789182631f1b54f4511b4206dd6"
 PKG_LICENSE="LGPL-2.1"
 PKG_SITE="https://github.com/besser82/libxcrypt"
 PKG_URL="https://github.com/besser82/libxcrypt/releases/download/v${PKG_VERSION}/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.xz"