GLSA 202009-07: Perl DBI: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	low
Title:	Perl DBI: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	09/13/2020
Bugs:	#732636
ID:	202009-07

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the Perl module DBI, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Background

A database access module for the Perl programming language.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-perl/DBI	< 1.643.0	>= 1.643.0	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Perl module DBI. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Perl DBI module users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-perl/DBI-1.643.0"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202009-07.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.