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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 / 26.04 LTS : Perl DBI module vulnerabilities (USN-8466-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 322790

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 / 26.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8466-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that the Perl DBI module incorrectly handled certain error messages. An attacker could use this issue to cause applications using the Perl DBI module to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-9698)

 It was discovered that the Perl DBI module incorrectly handled memory when preparsing SQL statements that included more than nine binders. An attacker could use this issue to cause applications using the Perl DBI module to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-10879)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected libdbi-perl package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8466-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 322790

File Name: ubuntu_USN-8466-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/25/2026

Updated: 6/25/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-9698

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libdbi-perl, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/24/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/5/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-10879, CVE-2026-9698

USN: 8466-1