Use of inherently dangerous function PQfn(..., result_is_int=0, ...) in PostgreSQL libpq lo_export(), lo_read(), lo_lseek64(), and lo_tell64() functions allows the server superuser to overwrite a client stack buffer with an arbitrarily-large response. Like gets(), PQfn(..., result_is_int=0, ...) stores arbitrary-length, server-determined data into a buffer of unspecified size. Because both the \lo_export command in psql and pg_dump call lo_read(), the server superuser can overwrite pg_dump or psql stack memory. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgis-utilsUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgisUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgis-clientUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade libpqUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresqlUpgrade libpq-develUpgrade postgis-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgis-docs | Jun 17, 2026 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql17 | May 15, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql-develUpgrade postgresql-plpythonUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-libsUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade libpq-develUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade libpq-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade libpqUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-server-devel | Jun 9, 2026 | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade postgresql16-staticUpgrade postgresql17-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.18Upgrade postgresql17-contribUpgrade postgresql16-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgresql18-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17-docs-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade postgresql16-private-libsUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3Upgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade postgresql15-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql18-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-upgradeUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-plperlUpgrade postgresql17-private-libsUpgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql16-plpython3Upgrade postgresql17-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql16-private-develUpgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-develUpgrade postgresql17-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-pltclUpgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql18-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql15-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-test-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.16-18.222Upgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql15-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade postgresql16-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3Upgrade postgresql16-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade postgresql17-upgradeUpgrade postgresql15-private-develUpgrade postgresql15-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-debugsourceUpgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-staticUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-private-develUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql16-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade kernel6.18-libbpfUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-staticUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade postgresql17-server-develUpgrade postgresql16-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade postgresql18-pltclUpgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-staticUpgrade postgresql15-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade postgresql16-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.18Upgrade postgresql17-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql15-docs-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql17-testUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-docsUpgrade postgresql17-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-debuginfo | May 28, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade postgresql-13Upgrade postgresql-15Upgrade postgresql-17 | May 17, 2026 | May 17, 2026 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql17-clientUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql18-clientUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql15-clientUpgrade postgresql16-clientUpgrade postgresql14-serverUpgrade postgresql14-client | May 21, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-db/postgresql. | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Ibm Aix | — | Apply the fix or workaround for aix_vios_advisory | Aug 16, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Postgres | — | Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 16.14Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 14.23Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 18.4Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 15.18Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 17.10 | May 14, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-libsUpgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoNo solution existsUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-utilsUpgrade libpq-debugsourceUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-docsUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-plpythonUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade postgis-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade pgauditUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade libpq-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-clientUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade postgresql-develUpgrade postgresql18-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgis-client-debuginfoUpgrade libpqUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade postgis-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade libpq-develUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql18-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgis-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade libpq-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgis | Jun 18, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade postgis-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgisUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgis-utilsUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgis-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade libpqUpgrade postgis-client-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade libpq-develUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade libpq-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade pgauditUpgrade libpq-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgis-clientUpgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade postgis-docsUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgis-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade libpq-debuginfo | Jun 18, 2026 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Splunk | — | Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.4.14Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 10.4.2Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 10.2.6Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 10.0.9 | Aug 20, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade postgresql-17Upgrade postgresql-16Upgrade postgresql-14Upgrade postgresql-18 | May 25, 2026 | May 21, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 19, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
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