RHSA-2026:52772 - Security Advisory

Topic

An update for the perl-DBI:1.641 module is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of
Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives
a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE
link(s) in the References section.

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):

• DBI: Heap overflow when preparsing SQL statements with excessive placeholders (CVE-2026-14739)
• DBI: Arbitrary code execution via caller-influenced Profile attribute (CVE-2026-14380)

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.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8 aarch64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 aarch64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 s390x

Fixes

• BZ - 2497915 - CVE-2026-14380 DBI: DBI: Arbitrary code execution via caller-influenced Profile attribute
• BZ - 2497916 - CVE-2026-14739 DBI: DBI: Heap overflow when preparsing SQL statements with excessive placeholders

CVEs

• CVE-2026-14380
• CVE-2026-14739

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important