USN-8912-1: Perl DBI module vulnerabilities

Publication date

12 October 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Perl DBI module.


Packages

Details

Harsh Raj Singhania discovered that the Perl DBI module did not
correctly validate certain attributes. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-78030)

Harsh Raj Singhania discovered that the Perl DBI module did not
correctly handle certain string operations. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-88816)

Harsh Raj Singhania discovered that the Perl DBI module did not
correctly validate certain attributes. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-78030)

Harsh Raj Singhania discovered that the Perl DBI module did not
correctly handle certain string operations. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-88816)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
26.04 LTS resolute libdbi-perl –  1.647-1ubuntu0.26.04.4
24.04 LTS noble libdbi-perl –  1.643-4ubuntu0.4
22.04 LTS jammy libdbi-perl –  1.643-3ubuntu0.4
20.04 LTS focal libdbi-perl –  1.643-1ubuntu0.1+esm4  
18.04 LTS bionic libdbi-perl –  1.640-1ubuntu0.3+esm4  
16.04 LTS xenial libdbi-perl –  1.634-1ubuntu0.2+esm5  
14.04 LTS trusty libdbi-perl –  1.630-1ubuntu0.1~esm9  

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