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OESA-2026-4188 (CVE-2026-78030)

Vulnerability from osv_openeuler – Published: 2026-09-30 13:47 – Updated: 2026-09-30 13:47 – Source website

Summary

perl-DBI security update

Details

The DBI is the standard database interface module for Perl. It defines a set of methods, variables and conventions that provide a consistent database interface independent of the actual database being used. It is important to remember that the DBI is just an interface. The DBI is a layer of "glue" between an application and one or more database driver modules. It is the driver modules which do most of the real work. The DBI provides a standard interface and framework for the drivers to operate within.

Security Fix(es):

DBI versions before 1.653 for Perl load arbitrary modules via unvalidated dbm_type and dbm_mldbm attributes in DBD::DBM.

DBD::DBM passes the dbm_type and dbm_mldbm connect attributes to require without checking that the value names a module. require treats a path-shaped string as a literal filename and does not consult @INC, so the attribute chooses the file that Perl loads and runs.

The MLDBM::Serializer:: prefix that DBD::DBM prepends to dbm_mldbm is not a boundary: only the :: separators are rewritten to /, so a value containing / traverses out of the serializer directory. The value is also assigned to $MLDBM::Serializer, which MLDBM requires the same way when it ties the table.

A caller that lets an untrusted party influence either attribute, for example through a DSN fragment or a parameter that selects a storage backend, runs the file-scope code of whatever module the value names.

For example,

my $dsn = &quot;dbi:DBM:f_dir=/var/db;dbm_type=../../Untrusted.pm&quot;
my $dbh = DBI-&gt;connect( $dsn );

Note that DBD::Gofer forwards connect attributes to the server side, and DBI::ProxyServer checks only that a DSN starts with a driver prefix.(CVE-2026-78030)

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

URL

Type

	https://www.openeuler.org/zh/security/security-bu…	ADVISORY
	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78030	ADVISORY

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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "aarch64": [
          "perl-DBI-1.643-10.oe2203sp4.aarch64.rpm",
          "perl-DBI-debuginfo-1.643-10.oe2203sp4.aarch64.rpm",
          "perl-DBI-debugsource-1.643-10.oe2203sp4.aarch64.rpm"
        ],
        "noarch": [
          "perl-DBI-help-1.643-10.oe2203sp4.noarch.rpm"
        ],
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        "ecosystem": "openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP4",
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      },
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              "introduced": "0"
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              "fixed": "1.643-10.oe2203sp4"
            }
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        }
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  "database_specific": {
    "severity": "Critical"
  },
  "details": "The DBI is the standard database interface module for Perl. It defines a set of methods, variables and conventions that provide a consistent database interface independent of the actual database being used. It is important to remember that the DBI is just an interface. The DBI is a layer of \u0026amp;quot;glue\u0026amp;quot; between an application and one or more database driver modules. It is the driver modules which do most of the real work. The DBI provides a standard interface and framework for the drivers to operate within.\r\n\r\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\nDBI versions before 1.653 for Perl load arbitrary modules via unvalidated dbm_type and dbm_mldbm attributes in DBD::DBM.\n\nDBD::DBM passes the dbm_type and dbm_mldbm connect attributes to require without checking that the value names a module. require treats a path-shaped string as a literal filename and does not consult @INC, so the attribute chooses the file that Perl loads and runs.\n\nThe MLDBM::Serializer:: prefix that DBD::DBM prepends to dbm_mldbm is not a boundary: only the :: separators are rewritten to /, so a value containing / traverses out of the serializer directory. The value is also assigned to $MLDBM::Serializer, which MLDBM requires the same way when it ties the table.\n\nA caller that lets an untrusted party influence either attribute, for example through a DSN fragment or a parameter that selects a storage backend, runs the file-scope code of whatever module the value names.\n\nFor example,\n\n    my $dsn = \u0026quot;dbi:DBM:f_dir=/var/db;dbm_type=../../Untrusted.pm\u0026quot;\n    my $dbh = DBI-\u0026gt;connect( $dsn );\n\nNote that DBD::Gofer forwards connect attributes to the server side, and DBI::ProxyServer checks only that a DSN starts with a driver prefix.(CVE-2026-78030)",
  "id": "OESA-2026-4188",
  "modified": "2026-09-30T13:47:26Z",
  "published": "2026-09-30T13:47:26Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://www.openeuler.org/zh/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2026-4188"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78030"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.2",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "perl-DBI security update",
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2026-78030"
  ]
}

CVE-2026-78030 (GCVE-0-2026-78030)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-19 10:45 – Updated: 2026-09-20 00:05

Title

DBI versions before 1.653 for Perl load arbitrary modules via unvalidated dbm_type and dbm_mldbm attributes in DBD::DBM

Summary

DBI versions before 1.653 for Perl load arbitrary modules via unvalidated dbm_type and dbm_mldbm attributes in DBD::DBM. DBD::DBM passes the dbm_type and dbm_mldbm connect attributes to require without checking that the value names a module. require treats a path-shaped string as a literal filename and does not consult @INC, so the attribute chooses the file that Perl loads and runs. The MLDBM::Serializer:: prefix that DBD::DBM prepends to dbm_mldbm is not a boundary: only the :: separators are rewritten to /, so a value containing / traverses out of the serializer directory. The value is also assigned to $MLDBM::Serializer, which MLDBM requires the same way when it ties the table. A caller that lets an untrusted party influence either attribute, for example through a DSN fragment or a parameter that selects a storage backend, runs the file-scope code of whatever module the value names. For example, my $dsn = "dbi:DBM:f_dir=/var/db;dbm_type=../../Untrusted.pm" my $dbh = DBI->connect( $dsn ); Note that DBD::Gofer forwards connect attributes to the server side, and DBI::ProxyServer checks only that a DSN starts with a driver prefix.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-20 00:05 UTC

CWE

CWE-470 - Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection')

Assigner

CPANSec redhat root Scorecard

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://metacpan.org/release/HMBRAND/DBI-1.653/changes	release-notes
https://github.com/perl5-dbi/dbi/commit/315c6ce70…	patch
https://github.com/perl5-dbi/dbi/security/advisor…	vendor-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/19/4

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
		Affected: 0 , < 1.653 (custom)

Credits

Harsh Raj Singhania

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