alsa-2026:38512
Vulnerability from osv_almalinux
Published
2026-07-13 00:00
Modified
2026-07-14 08:47
Summary
Important: perl-DBI security update
Details

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: Buffer overflow in error handling can lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2026-9698)

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.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "AlmaLinux:9",
        "name": "perl-DBI"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.643-9.el9_8.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "details": "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.  \n\nSecurity Fix(es):  \n\n  * DBI: DBI: Buffer overflow in error handling can lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2026-9698)\n\n\nFor 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.\n",
  "id": "ALSA-2026:38512",
  "modified": "2026-07-14T08:47:52Z",
  "published": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38512"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9698"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2486734"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-38512.html"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "CVE-2026-9698"
  ],
  "summary": "Important: perl-DBI security update"
}



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