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A Perl DBI module security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 14.04 ESM.



USN-4509-1: Perl DBI module vulnerabilities


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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4509-1
September 17, 2020

libdbi-perl vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Perl DBI module.

Software Description:
- libdbi-perl: Perl Database Interface (DBI)

Details:

It was discovered that Perl DBI module incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2013-7490)

It was discovered that Perl DBI module incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2014-10401)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
libdbi-perl 1.630-1ubuntu0.1~esm4

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://usn.ubuntu.com/4509-1
CVE-2013-7490, CVE-2014-10401