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High 2026-08-04

Perl-DBI Security Update — AlmaLinux 9 (ALSA-2026:49612)

AlmaLinux 9

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…

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.

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.

How to Apply the Fix

Update the affected packages on your server to the patched release, then restart the relevant services.

sudo dnf update
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