SUSE · security update for perl
Affects SUSESource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.9 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 42% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 30 May 2025
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.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE Product Security Team SUSE | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Red Hat has issued an official security update for Perl in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 to address this vulnerability. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:11804 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Description
Perl is a high-level programming language that is commonly used for system administration utilities and web programming. Security Fix(es): * perl: Perl threads have a working directory race condition where file operations may target unintended paths (CVE-2025-40909) 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.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11805 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2369407 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2025/rhsa-2025_11805.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11545 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2025/rhsa-2025_11545.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11804 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2025/rhsa-2025_11804.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12056 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2025/rhsa-2025_12056.json (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/support/security/rating/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2025_11804.json (opens in a new tab)
- lists.suse.com/pipermail/suse-liberty-linux-updates/2025-July/001840.html (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40909/ (opens in a new tab)