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USN-8912-1: Perl DBI module vulnerabilities

Severity not listed 2 CVEs Published Oct 12, 2026 at 2:53 AM UTC

Summary

Harsh Raj Singhania discovered that the Perl DBI module did not correctly validate certain attributes. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-78030)

Harsh Raj Singhania discovered that the Perl DBI module did not correctly handle certain string operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-88816)

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CVEs in this advisory 2

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