# ALSA-2025:8696: perl-FCGI security update

ALSA-2025:8696, released June 9, 2025, fixes 1 CVE in perl-FCGI (version 1:0.78-12.module_el8.10.0+4013+e6a7e623). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2025-8696
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Jun 9, 2025
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2025-40907, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2025:8696

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [perl-FCGI](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/perl-fcgi.md) | almalinux 8 | 1:0.78-12.module_el8.10.0+4013+e6a7e623 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2025-40907](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-40907.md) | High | perl-FCGI: The perl-FCGI package provides a Perl module for writing FastCGI applications | 7.5 | 0.0068 |  |

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