CVE-2026-10879
Publication date 8 June 2026
Last updated 9 June 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
DBI versions before 1.648 for Perl have a heap overflow when preparsing SQL statements with more than 9 binders. The preparse method expands SQL placeholder characters to numbered binders of the form :pN, but only allocates three characters per binder in the buffer. Placeholders 10-99 require four characters, 100-999 require five characters, et cetera.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| libdbi-perl | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
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| 25.10 questing |
Needs evaluation
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
9.8 · Critical
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-10879
- https://lists.security.metacpan.org/cve-announce/msg/40729086/
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/dbi/commit/af79036c07aa9a457971c0f4136e37c85dc20978.patch
- https://metacpan.org/release/HMBRAND/DBI-1.648/changes
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/06/4