CVE-2026-108518VulnerabilityPublished 20 Oct 2026Updated 28 Oct 2026

Libdbi perl: DBI versions before 1.656 for Perl crash via type confusion in dbi_profile when a database handle is

Affects libdbi-perlSource GCVE Database

Authoritative record:CVE-2026-108518· Medium

Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 22:31 UTC

Severity

Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 20 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Ubuntu 26.10libdbi-perl`pkg:deb/ubuntu/libdbi-perl?arch=source&distro=stonking`Other threats	Affected 1.647-1build1 – 1.652-2 4 affected builds	Fixed in–
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlibdbi-perl`pkg:deb/ubuntu/libdbi-perl?arch=source&distro=resolute`Other threats	Affected 1.647-1 – 1.647-1ubuntu0.26.04.4 5 affected builds	Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlibdbi-perl`pkg:deb/ubuntu/libdbi-perl?arch=source&distro=noble`Other threats	Affected 1.643-4 – 1.643-4ubuntu0.4 7 affected builds	Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlibdbi-perl`pkg:deb/ubuntu/libdbi-perl?arch=source&distro=jammy`Other threats	Affected 1.643-3build2 – 1.643-3ubuntu0.4 5 affected builds	Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTSlibdbi-perl`pkg:deb/ubuntu/libdbi-perl?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focal`Other threats	Affected 1.642-1 – 1.643-1ubuntu0.1+esm4 7 affected builds	Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTSlibdbi-perl`pkg:deb/ubuntu/libdbi-perl?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic`Other threats	Affected 1.637-1 – 1.640-1ubuntu0.3+esm4 9 affected builds	Fixed in–

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Description

DBI versions before 1.656 for Perl crash via type confusion in dbi_profile when a database handle is destroyed under a Profile Path with an {attr} element. An {attr} element names a database handle attribute, which dbi_profile reads from the handle's inner hash. It expects the inner handle as a reference and dereferences it, but a handle that is being destroyed hands back the inner hash itself, so the dereference yields the hash's bucket array. A type check on that pointer usually fails and the call goes unprofiled. When the memory it addresses passes the check, the attribute lookup dereferences a NULL or invalid pointer and the process dies on SIGSEGV. The Path is set by the application, by the Profile handle attribute, or by the DBI_PROFILE environment variable, so `DBI_PROFILE={ImplementorClass}` can crash an unmodified program.

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