Client use of server error message in PostgreSQL allows a server not trusted under current SSL or GSS settings to furnish arbitrary non-NUL bytes to the libpq application. For example, a man-in-the-middle attacker could send a long error message that a human or screen-scraper user of psql mistakes for valid query results. This is probably not a concern for clients where the user interface unambiguously indicates the boundary between one error message and other text. Versions before PostgreSQL 17.1, 16.5, 15.9, 14.14, 13.17, and 12.21 are affected.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade postgresql13Upgrade postgresql14Upgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql16 | Aug 8, 2025 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade libpq-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade libpqUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade libpq-develUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-debuginfo | Dec 20, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade postgresql16-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-libsUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql15-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-upgradeUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql15-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql16-upgradeUpgrade postgresql16-staticUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3Upgrade postgresql16-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql15-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql15-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3Upgrade postgresql15-private-libsUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql16-private-develUpgrade postgresql16-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-staticUpgrade postgresql16-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql15-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade postgresql15-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-private-develUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql16-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-devel | Feb 17, 2025 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade postgresql-13Upgrade postgresql-15Upgrade postgresql-17 | Nov 18, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2025342 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2026039 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Jan 13, 2026 | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade postgresql13-clientUpgrade postgresql16-clientUpgrade postgresql12-clientUpgrade postgresql15-clientUpgrade postgresql17-clientUpgrade postgresql14-client | Nov 15, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-db/postgresql. | Dec 9, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Postgres | — | Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 14.14Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 17.1Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 15.9Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 16.5 | Nov 15, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade postgresql15-plpythonUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql17-docsUpgrade postgresql14-plpythonUpgrade postgresql17-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade postgresql12-pltclUpgrade postgresql13-serverUpgrade postgresql12-contribUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql14-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql12-testUpgrade postgresql13Upgrade postgresql14-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql14-pltclUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql13-contribUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql16-develUpgrade postgresql12-server-develUpgrade postgresql13-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql14-testUpgrade postgresql14-docsUpgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql13-pltclUpgrade postgresql-develUpgrade postgresql17-plpythonUpgrade postgresql17-testUpgrade postgresql12-plpythonUpgrade postgresql13-plperlUpgrade postgresql12-develUpgrade postgresql15-develUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql13-testUpgrade postgresql17-pltclUpgrade postgresql12-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql13-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql16-plpythonUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql14-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql14-serverUpgrade postgresql14-develUpgrade postgresql13-docsUpgrade postgresql12-docsUpgrade postgresql17-develUpgrade postgresql14Upgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql14-contribUpgrade postgresql13-plpythonUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade libpq5-32bitUpgrade postgresql14-plperlUpgrade postgresql12-plperlUpgrade libecpg6Upgrade postgresql17-contribUpgrade postgresql-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql-plpythonUpgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql12-serverUpgrade postgresql12Upgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql13-develUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql17-plperlUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade libpq5Upgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql12-llvmjitUpgrade libecpg6-32bitUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql13-server-devel | Dec 31, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade postgresql-12Upgrade postgresql-client-9.5 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade postgresql-14Upgrade postgresql-client-14Upgrade postgresql-9.5 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade postgresql-client-16Upgrade postgresql-16Upgrade postgresql-client-12 | Dec 3, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Nov 14, 2024 |
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