ESSA-2026:0182: Moderate: SUSE Liberty Linux 8 Important: perl-DBI:1.641 security update

[Update Advisories for SUSE Liberty Linux]

# Important: perl-DBI:1.641 security update

Announcement ID: ESSA-2026:0182
Rating: Moderate

Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-73194



Affected Products:

  * SUSE Liberty Linux 8


An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

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: DBI for Perl: Heap out-of-bounds write via unvalidated numeric placeholder (CVE-2026-73194) 
  

## Package List:

  * SUSE Liberty Linux 8:
    * perl-DBI 1.641-10.module+el8.10.0+24875+bc962974

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73194.html