CVE-2026-88816
perl-DBI: perl-DBI: Denial of Service via numeric FetchHashKeyName attribute
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 29, 2026
Updated · October 1, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in perl-DBI. An attacker or user capable of supplying a numeric value to the FetchHashKeyName attribute can cause a Denial of Service (DoS). The fetchrow_hashref function attempts to use the attribute value as a string pointer without stringifying it first, leading to an invalid memory read and triggering a segmentation fault that crashes the application.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-843 · Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')