Description
DBI versions before 1.650 for Perl are vulnerable to code injection via caller-influenced Profile.
When a string is assigned to a DBI handle's Profile attribute, DBI splits it into path, package and arguments, and interpolates the package part in a string eval with no validation of the package name.
Any caller-influenced value that reaches the Profile attribute is therefore arbitrary Perl code execution, including calls to run system commands.
The Profile attribute can be set from three different sources that can carry untrusted data: the DBI_PROFILE environment variable, a direct attribute assignment, and a DSN driver-attribute clause dbi:Driver(Profile=>SPEC):db.
An attacker controlling any of those inputs runs arbitrary Perl in the host process. The strongest remote position is a network-exposed DBI::Gofer / DBI::ProxyServer whose per-request DSN reaches the Profile attribute, letting a client execute code on the broker host.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | DBI | < 1.650 | 1.650 |
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 | 1.650-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | libdbi-perl | 1.652-2~deb13u1 | — |
| Debian 12 | libdbi-perl | 1.643-4+deb12u2 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | libdbi-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | libdbi-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | libdbi-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | libdbi-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | libdbi-perl | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | libdbi-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | libdbi-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | libdbi-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | libdbi-perl | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 10 | perl-DBI | 1.643-26.el10_2.3 | RHSA-2026:49514 |
| RHEL 9 | perl-DBI | 1.643-9.el9_8.3 | RHSA-2026:49612 |
| RHEL 8 | perl-DBI | 1.641-2.el8_10 | RHSA-2026:62667, RHSA-2026:52772 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 10 | perl-DBI | 1.643-26.el10_2.3 | ALSA-2026:65887, ALSA-2026:49514 |
| AlmaLinux 9 | perl-DBI | 1.643-9.el9_8.3 | ALSA-2026:66179, ALSA-2026:49612 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | perl-DBI | 1.641-2.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:62667, ALSA-2026:52772 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 10 | perl-DBI | 1.643-26.el10_2.3 | RLSA-2026:49514 |
| Rocky Linux 9 | perl-DBI | 1.643-9.el9_8.3 | RLSA-2026:49612 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | perl-DBI | 1.641-2.el8_10 | RLSA-2026:62667, RLSA-2026:52772 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | perl-DBI | 1.647.0-150600.12.18.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3415-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | perl-DBI | 1.647.0-150600.12.18.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3415-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | perl-DBI | 1.642-150200.3.19.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3283-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | perl-DBI | 1.642-150200.3.19.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3283-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | perl-DBI | 1.628-5.21.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3461-1 |
Show 8 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | perl-DBI | 1.647.0-160000.4.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22623-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP6 | perl-DBI | 1.647.0-150600.12.18.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3415-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | perl-DBI | 1.642-150200.3.19.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3283-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | perl-DBI | 1.642-150200.3.19.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3283-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | perl-DBI | 1.647.0-160000.4.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22623-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | perl-DBI | 1.647.0-160000.4.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22592-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | perl-DBI | 1.642-150200.3.19.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3283-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | perl-DBI | 1.642-150200.3.19.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3283-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | perl-DBI | 1.650.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11234-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | perl-DBI | 1.647.0-160000.4.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21293-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | perl-dbi | 1.651-r0 | — |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | perl-DBI +1 | 1.650-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1982 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | perl-DBI | 1.627-4.amzn2.0.4 | ALAS2-2026-3825 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | perl-DBI | 1.650-1 | — |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 10 | perl-DBI | 1.643-26.el10_2.3 | ELSA-2026-49514 |
| Oracle Linux 9 | perl-DBI | 1.643-9.el9_8.3 | ELSA-2026-49612 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | perl-DBI | 1.641-8.module+el8.10.0+90987+dfc813d3 | ELSA-2026-52772 |
Advisories 28
- ALSA-2026:66179 Important: perl-DBI security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2026:49612 Important: perl-DBI security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2026:49514 Important: perl-DBI security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2026:65887 Important: perl-DBI security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2026:62667 Important: perl-DBI security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2026:52772 Important: perl-DBI:1.641 security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-2630 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (DBI, perl-GD): Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 25, 2026
- RHSA-2026:62667 Red Hat Security Advisory: perl-DBI security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-3043 IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 17, 2026
- RHSA-2026:52772 Red Hat Security Advisory: perl-DBI:1.641 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Sep 3, 2026
- RHSA-2026:49612 Red Hat Security Advisory: perl-DBI security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Sep 3, 2026
- RHSA-2026:49514 Red Hat Security Advisory: perl-DBI security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Sep 3, 2026
- RLSA-2026:62667 Important: perl-DBI security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Sep 3, 2026
- ELSA-2026-52772 Important: perl-DBI:1.641 security update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Aug 12, 2026
- RLSA-2026:52772 Important: perl-DBI:1.641 security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Aug 11, 2026
- RLSA-2026:49612 Important: perl-DBI security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Aug 4, 2026
- RLSA-2026:49514 Important: perl-DBI security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Aug 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:3461-1 Security update for perl-DBI SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 4, 2026
- ELSA-2026-49514 Important: perl-DBI security update (Oracle Linux 10) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Aug 3, 2026
- ELSA-2026-49612 Important: perl-DBI security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Aug 3, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:3415-1 Security update for perl-DBI SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 30, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:3283-1 Security update for perl-DBI SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 28, 2026
- ALAS2-2026-3825 Important: perl-DBI security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Jul 20, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-1982 Important: perl-DBI security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Jul 20, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22623-1 Security update for perl-DBI SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 17, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22592-1 Security update for perl-DBI SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 16, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21293-1 Security update for perl-DBI SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 13, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11234-1 perl-DBI-1.650.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 10, 2026