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High RLSA-2026:69112 1 CVE

Important: perl-DBI:1.641 security update

Published Sep 22, 2026 · Updated Sep 22, 2026

Summary

The perl-DBI package provides the standard database interface module for the Perl programming language. It implements a database-independent interface, meaning it defines a consistent set of methods, variables, and conventions for database operations.

Security Fix(es):

* perl-DBI: DBI for Perl: Heap out-of-bounds write via unvalidated numeric placeholder (CVE-2026-73194)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Fixed packages 4

ReleasePackageFixed in
Rocky Linux · 8 perl-DBI 0:1.641-10.module+el8.10.0+40328+bc090241
Rocky Linux · 8 perl-DBI 0:1.641-10.module+el8.10.0+40328+f4c7f87b
Rocky Linux · 8 perl-DBI 0:1.641-10.module+el8.10.0+40328+3ea70367
Rocky Linux · 8 perl-DBI 0:1.641-10.module+el8.10.0+40328+0878361a

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Critical 9.1

    DBI versions before 1.652 for Perl allow a heap out-of-bounds write via an unvalidated numeric placeholder that sets the binder counter in preparse

    DBI versions before 1.652 for Perl allow a heap out-of-bounds write via an unvalidated numeric placeholder that sets the binder counter in preparse. preparse reserves seven output bytes per input byte, the width of the longest ':p99999' expansion. The ':N' br…

References

  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2516959
  • advisory
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69112