RHSA-2026:71422 — Security Advisory

Red Hat Security Advisory: perl-DBI security update

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

RHEL 9

Products

Official CSAF product identity

Published · September 25, 2026

Updated · October 31, 2026

Topic

An update for perl-DBI is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

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.

Related CVEs

RHSA-2026:71422 — Red Hat Security Advisory: perl-DBI security update | PulseLinux