USN-8841-1: Perl DBI module vulnerabilities

Publication date

29 September 2026

Overview

Perl DBI module could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that the Perl DBI module did not correctly handle
certain integer arithmetic operations. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2026-73193, CVE-2026-73194)

It was discovered that the Perl DBI module did not correctly handle
certain integer arithmetic operations. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2026-73193, CVE-2026-73194)

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 –  1.647-1ubuntu0.26.04.3
24.04 LTS noble libdbi-perl –  1.643-4ubuntu0.3
22.04 LTS jammy libdbi-perl –  1.643-3ubuntu0.3
20.04 LTS focal libdbi-perl –  1.643-1ubuntu0.1+esm3  
18.04 LTS bionic libdbi-perl –  1.640-1ubuntu0.3+esm3  
16.04 LTS xenial libdbi-perl –  1.634-1ubuntu0.2+esm4  
14.04 LTS trusty libdbi-perl –  1.630-1ubuntu0.1~esm8  

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