Heap buffer overflow in PostgreSQL plperl return of a tied hash allows the function owner to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database, via a crafted function body. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql17 | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql18-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade postgresql16-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-private-libsUpgrade postgresql15-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql17-contribUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql15-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade postgresql17-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade postgresql15-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-plperlUpgrade postgresql16-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-pltclUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql17-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgresql18-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql16-private-develUpgrade postgresql18-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade postgresql16-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-testUpgrade postgresql17-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql17-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3Upgrade postgresql15-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3Upgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql17-private-develUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql17-docsUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql16-upgradeUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3Upgrade postgresql15-private-develUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgradeUpgrade postgresql15-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql17-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-staticUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql15-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql17-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-staticUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-staticUpgrade postgresql16-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfo | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade postgresql-15Upgrade postgresql-17 | Aug 16, 2026 | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade postgresql14-serverUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql15-server | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Postgres | — | Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 17.11Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 14.24Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 18.6Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 16.15Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 15.19 | Aug 14, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql18-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsNo solution existsUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgis-docsUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgisUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-clientUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgis-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-client-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgis-utilsUpgrade postgis-upgradeUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgis-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfo | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-docsUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-utilsUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgisUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgis-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgis-debugsourceUpgrade postgis-clientUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-client-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfo | Sep 17, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade postgresql-18Upgrade postgresql-16Upgrade postgresql-14 | Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
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