Red Hat Security Advisory: perl-DBI:1.641 security update
Affects Red Hat perl-DBI:1.641Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.2 Medium : upgrade Red Hat DBI to 1.654 when convenient.
Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 09:08 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.654
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade DBI to 1.654.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
CPANDBIpkg:cpan/DBIOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated perl-DBI packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 to fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:85916 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying the official update fully mitigates the issue. No additional workarounds or mitigations are indicated.
Description
A security update for the perl-DBI package addresses a denial of service vulnerability caused by an invalid memory read during numeric type casting (CVE-2026-88815). This vulnerability affects the standard database interface module for Perl, which provides a consistent set of methods for database operations. The issue has been rated as important by Red Hat Product Security. The update is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 across multiple architectures.