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High RLSA-2026:85916 1 CVE

Important: perl-DBI:1.641 security update

Published Oct 22, 2026 · Updated Oct 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: perl-DBI: Denial of Service via invalid memory read during numeric type casting (CVE-2026-88815)

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 0:1.641-11.module+el8.10.0+40389+be9de675
Rocky Linux · 8 perl-DBI 0:1.641-11.module+el8.10.0+40389+69d937a8
Rocky Linux · 8 perl-DBI 0:1.641-11.module+el8.10.0+40389+22ad89a7
Rocky Linux · 8 perl-DBI 0:1.641-11.module+el8.10.0+40389+75d7e2a7

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Medium 6.2

    DBI versions before 1.654 for Perl incorrectly treat numeric values as strings in sql_type_cast_svpv

    DBI versions before 1.654 for Perl incorrectly treat numeric values as strings in sql_type_cast_svpv. When casting to SQL_NUMERIC, sql_type_cast_svpv passes the string pointer and length of the SV to grok_number without stringifying it first. An integer (IV) …

References

  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2542559
  • advisory
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:85916