Buffer Overflow Affecting perl-DBI-debugsource package, versions <0:1.648-1.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.46% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-PERLDBIDEBUGSOURCE-17415607
  • published23 Jun 2026
  • disclosed9 Jun 2026

Introduced: 9 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-9698  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 perl-DBI-debugsource to version 0:1.648-1.amzn2023.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1850.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perl-DBI-debugsource package and not the perl-DBI-debugsource package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

DBI versions before 1.648 for Perl saved errors in a limited-sized buffer.

Error messages that were returned when RaiseError, PrintError or HandleError were set were written to a 200-byte buffer without a length limit.

Attackers that can influence the error text in an application can trigger a buffer overflow.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1