USN-5030-1: Perl DBI module vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM

Packages

• libdbi-perl - Perl Database Interface (DBI)

Details

It was discovered that the Perl DBI module incorrectly opened files outside
of the folder specified in the data source name. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2014-10402)

It was discovered that the Perl DBI module incorrectly handled certain long
strings. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the DBI
module to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-14393)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04

• libdbi-perl - 1.643-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04

• libdbi-perl - 1.640-1ubuntu0.3

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2020-14393
• CVE-2014-10402

Related notices

• USN-5030-2: libdbi-perl