Ubuntu 26.04 LTS libdbi-perl High DoS Issues CVE-2026-9698 CVE-2026-10879

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June 24, 2026

Several security issues were fixed in Perl DBI module.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Perl DBI module.

Software Description:

- libdbi-perl: Perl Database Interface (DBI)

Details:

It was discovered that the Perl DBI module incorrectly handled certain

error messages. An attacker could use this issue to cause applications

using the Perl DBI module to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or

possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-9698)

It was discovered that the Perl DBI module incorrectly handled memory when

preparsing SQL statements that included more than nine binders. An attacker

could use this issue to cause applications using the Perl DBI module to

crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary

code. (CVE-2026-10879)

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical arbitrary code execution Ubuntu libdbi-perl

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
  libdbi-perl                     1.647-1ubuntu0.26.04.1

Ubuntu 25.10
  libdbi-perl                     1.647-1ubuntu0.25.10.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  libdbi-perl                     1.643-4ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  libdbi-perl                     1.643-3ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  libdbi-perl                     1.643-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  libdbi-perl                     1.640-1ubuntu0.3+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  libdbi-perl                     1.634-1ubuntu0.2+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  libdbi-perl                     1.630-1ubuntu0.1~esm6
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.