Debian dla-4798 : libdbi-perl - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 350988

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4798 advisory.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4798-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Guilhem Moulin September 28, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : libdbi-perl Version : 1.643-4+deb12u3 CVE ID : CVE-2026-78030 CVE-2026-88815 CVE-2026-88816 Debian Bug : 1149042

Vulnerabilities were discovered in libdbi-perl, the Perl Database Interface (DBI), which may lead to memory corruption, denial of service, or arbitrary module load.

CVE-2026-78030

Harsh Raj Singhania discovered that an attacker able to choose DSN fragments or request parameter can trigger arbitrary module load due to the lack of connect attribute validation.

CVE-2026-88815

Harsh Raj Singhania discovered that sql_type_cast_svpv() incorrectly treats numeric values as strings, which may lead to application crash.

CVE-2026-88816

Harsh Raj Singhania discovered that FetchHashKeyName incorrectly treats numeric values as strings, which may lead to application crash.

For Debian 12 bookworm, these problems have been fixed in version 1.643-4+deb12u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your libdbi-perl packages.

For the detailed security status of libdbi-perl please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libdbi-perl

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS Attachment:
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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

Upgrade the libdbi-perl packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 350988

File Name: debian_DLA-4798.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/29/2026

Updated: 9/29/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 93.22

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-78030

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:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libdbi-perl

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/10/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-78030, CVE-2026-88815, CVE-2026-88816

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