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TI-2016-02142 Aliases CVE-2016-2381GHSA-mmf9-wh8f-2qv3

Perl might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass the taint protection mechanism in…

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 5 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Perl might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass the taint protection mechanism in a child process via duplicate environment variables in envp.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0908 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 5 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 19

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.23.9VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_billing_and_revenue_management:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.5VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:configuration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 12.1.2.0.4VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:configuration_manager:12.1.2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.2.0.6VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:11.2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.2.0.4VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:12.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0.2VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:12.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.2.0.1VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:18c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18cVulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.23.9 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_billing_and_revenue_management:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:configuration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 12.1.2.0.4 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:configuration_manager:12.1.2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.2.0.6 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:11.2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.0.4 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:12.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:12.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:18c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18c Vulnerable ·Oracle
Show 9 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:19c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19cVulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform:13.2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.2.0.0.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform:13.3.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.3.0.0.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:timesten_in-memory_database:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 18.1.2.1.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.2VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.10VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:19c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19c Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform:13.2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform:13.3.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.3.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:timesten_in-memory_database:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.1.2.1.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2026:6206 Released 2026-03-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images perl-5.42.2-524.hum1@aarch64, perl-5.42.2-524.hum1@src, perl-5.42.2-524.hum1@x86_64 +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Directory Server 8AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Software CollectionsAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Hardened ImagesFixed RHSA-2026:6206

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-2381
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mmf9-wh8f-2qv3

References

Advisory 12

Sources

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