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Gentoo: GLSA-202009-07 Low: Multiple Issues in Perl DBI Library

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Calendar Grey September 13, 2020
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Several security flaws found in Perl DBI framework may enable Denial of Service; update advised for Gentoo clients.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the Perl module DBI, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Perl module DBI. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo security issue low severity Denial of Service Perl DBI

Resolution

All Perl DBI module users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-perl/DBI-1.643.0"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2020-14392 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14392 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-14393 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14393

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-07
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

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Severity: Low
Title: Perl DBI: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: September 13, 2020
Bugs: #732636
ID: 202009-07

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo security issue low severity Denial of Service Perl DBI

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the Perl module DBI, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Background

A database access module for the Perl programming language.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-perl/DBI < 1.643.0 >= 1.643.0

Impact

===== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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