Important: perl-DBI security update

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2026%3A77576",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Important: perl-DBI security update",
    "summary": "The perl-DBI package provides the standard database interface module for the Perl programming language. It implements a database-independent interface, meaning it defines a consistent set of methods, variables, and conventions for database operations. Security Fix(es): * perl-DBI: perl-DBI: Denial of Service via invalid memory read during numeric type casting (CVE-2026-88815) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.",
    "evidence": "osv:ALSA-2026:77576",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "perl-DBI",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "1.641-4.el8_10",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
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        "affected_versions": []
      }
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    "severity": "unknown",
    "structured": {
      "id": "ALSA-2026:77576",
      "aliases": [
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                {
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          "package": {
            "name": "perl-DBI",
            "purl": "pkg:rpm/almalinux/perl-DBI",
            "ecosystem": "AlmaLinux:8"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:77576.json"
          }
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-08T08:30:02.731040781Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:77576",
        "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-88815",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2542559",
        "https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-77576.html"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 98823,
  "published_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00+00:00"
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