DBI versions before 1.656 for Perl crash via type confusion in dbi_profile when a database handle is destroyed under a Profile Path with an {attr} element
DBI versions before 1.656 for Perl crash via type confusion in dbi_profile when a database handle is destroyed under a Profile Path with an {attr} element. An {attr} element names a database handle attribute, which dbi_profile reads from the handle's inner hash. It expects the inner handle as a reference and dereferences it, but a handle that is being destroyed hands back the inner hash itself, so the dereference yields the hash's bucket array. A type check on that pointer usually fails and the call goes unprofiled. When the memory it addresses passes the check, the attribute lookup dereferences a NULL or invalid pointer and the process dies on SIGSEGV. The Path is set by the application, by the Profile handle attribute, or by the DBI_PROFILE environment variable, so `DBI_PROFILE={ImplementorClass}` can crash an unmodified program.
CVE-2026-108518
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Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-108518
Structured affected-version data
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[
{
"repo": "https://github.com/perl5-dbi/dbi",
"modules": [
"DBI"
],
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "1.656",
"versionType": "custom"
}
],
"packageURL": "pkg:cpan/DBI",
"packageName": "DBI",
"programFiles": [
"DBI.xs"
],
"collectionURL": "https://cpan.org/modules",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"programRoutines": [
{
"name": "dbi_profile"
}
]
}
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