Issued at: 2026-09-26
Updated at: 2026-09-26
Advisory content derived from Red Hat RHSA-2026:71608, © Red Hat, Inc., used under CC BY 4.0, with modifications.
Synopsis
Important: perl-DBI security update
Description
The perl-DBI package provides the standard database interface module for the Perl programming language. It implements a database-independent interface, meaning it defines a consistent set of methods, variables, and conventions for database operations.
Security Fix(es):
* perl-DBI: DBI for Perl: Heap out-of-bounds write via unvalidated numeric placeholder (CVE-2026-73194)
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.