Perl DBI: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 202009-07

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the Perl module DBI, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Affected packages

dev-perl/DBI on all architectures
Affected versions < 1.643.0
Unaffected versions >= 1.643.0

Background

A database access module for the Perl programming language.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Perl module DBI. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Perl DBI module users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-perl/DBI-1.643.0"
 

References

Release date
September 13, 2020

Latest revision
September 13, 2020: 1

Severity
low

Exploitable
local

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