Perl-DBI Security Update — AlmaLinux 9 (ALSA-2026:49612)
This is a security release for AlmaLinux 9. Update the product on every affected server to the patched release — there is no workaround, and unpatched servers remain exposed until updated.
Fix Commands
EL8+ (AlmaLinux/CloudLinux/Rocky)
sudo dnf updateWhat this means under a SharedLicense license
perl-dbi on AlmaLinux 9 is the exposure surface; the advisory's own severity data tops out at CVSS .
DBI is a database access Application Programming Interface (API) for the Perl Language. The DBI API Specification defines a set of functions, variables and conventions that provide a consistent database interface independent of the actual database being used.
Security Fix(es):
* DBI: DBI: Arbitrary code exec…
Type:
security
Severity:
important
Release date:
2026-08-04
Description:
DBI is a database access Application Programming Interface (API) for the Perl Language. The DBI API Specification defines a set of functions, variables and conventions that provide a consistent database interface independent of the actual database being used.
Security Fix(es):
* DBI: DBI: Arbitrary code execution via caller-influenced Profile attribute (CVE-2026-14380)
* DBI: DBI: Heap overflow when preparsing SQL statements with excessive placeholders (CVE-2026-14739)
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.
References:
Updated packages listed below:
| Architecture | Package | Checksum |
| aarch64 | perl-DBI-1.643-9.el9_8.3.aarch64.rpm | 25a6a54fd3105a575d58bcf305107be8557bebe52dab275d98c282831541dc7e |
| ppc64le | perl-DBI-1.643-9.el9_8.3.ppc64le.rpm | 25eb242ab8d5aafb93fe1e0c24c2e5db494feb2a037d66e8025d27c038fbb215 |
| s390x | perl-DBI-1.643-9.el9_8.3.s390x.rpm | b4b5b709dc3f6f08a541ad60c6438c978109998f360e38d4b7a933faf5a9d89d |
| x86_64 | perl-DBI-1.643-9.el9_8.3.x86_64.rpm | ee9d13be1c3ea892033941f454dc163fcf454aa22c6fa0dea802713389e1d526 |
Notes:
This page is generated automatically from Red Hat security data and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.
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