Description
An issue was discovered in the DBI module before 1.628 for Perl. Stack corruption occurs when a user-defined function requires a non-trivial amount of memory and the Perl stack gets reallocated.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | libdbi-perl | 1.628-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | libdbi-perl | 1.628-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | libdbi-perl | 1.628-1 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 11 SP4 | perl-DBI | 1.607-3.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:14510-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | perl-DBI | 1.607-3.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:14510-1 |
Advisories 1
- SUSE-SU-2020:14510-1 Security update for perl-DBI SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026