Release perl-DBI-1.643-26.el10_2.7 ALSA-2026:76762
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Assessment
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- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100
Research direction
The issue identifies perl-DBI and CVE-2026-88815 but names no repository files or tests. Start by locating the update's package metadata and the CVE or upstream fix referenced from its CVE page. Done means the security update for the listed affected packages is correctly represented; this issue alone does not specify implementation or validation steps.
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Description
perl-DBI security update
Severity: Important
Description
The perl-DBI package provides the standard database interface module for the Perl programming language. It implements a database-independent interface, meaning it defines a consistent set of methods, variables, and conventions for database operations.
Security Fix(es):
- perl-DBI: perl-DBI: Denial of Service via invalid memory read during numeric type casting (CVE-2026-88815)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected packages:
perl-DBI-1.643-26.el10_2.7.x86_64
perl-DBI-1.643-26.el10_2.7.s390x
perl-DBI-1.643-26.el10_2.7.ppc64le
perl-DBI-1.643-26.el10_2.7.aarch64
perl-DBI-1.643-26.el10_2.7.x86_64_v2
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