{"id":"ALSA-2026:99162","summary":"Important: perl-DBI security update","details":"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.  \n\nSecurity Fix(es):  \n\n  * perl-DBI: DBI: Loading of arbitrary modules via unvalidated dbm_type and dbm_mldbm attributes in DBD::DBM (CVE-2026-78030)\n\n\nFor 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.\n","modified":"2026-11-13T12:15:03.769627849Z","published":"2026-11-11T00:00:00Z","related":["CVE-2026-78030"],"upstream":["CVE-2026-78030"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:99162"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-78030"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2538843"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-99162.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"perl-DBI","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/perl-DBI"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.641-5.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:99162.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2"}