Type confusion in PostgreSQL module "refint" allows an object creator to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database. The fix for this emerged as a non-security bug report, and the fix appear in the git repository with subject "refint: Remove plan cache.", without a CVE number. 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 postgresql17Upgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql15 | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade postgresql16-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql17-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-staticUpgrade postgresql16-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql17-server-develUpgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql16-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17-docsUpgrade postgresql17-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql16-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql17-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3Upgrade postgresql17-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade postgresql16-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-staticUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresql17-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-staticUpgrade postgresql15-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql15-private-develUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3Upgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql16-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql17-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-private-libsUpgrade postgresql15-upgradeUpgrade postgresql17-private-develUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql17-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3Upgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql15-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql15-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql17-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql17-testUpgrade postgresql17-private-libsUpgrade postgresql17-plperlUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-develUpgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql15-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade postgresql15-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql17-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql15-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17-contribUpgrade postgresql17-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgradeUpgrade postgresql17-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16-upgradeUpgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade postgresql16-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql15-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-pltclUpgrade postgresql18-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3-debuginfo | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade postgresql-17Upgrade postgresql-15 | Aug 16, 2026 | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql14-serverUpgrade postgresql15-server | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Postgres | — | Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 14.24Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 16.15Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 18.6Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 17.11Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 15.19 | Aug 14, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade postgis-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgisUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade postgis-client-debuginfoUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-utilsUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgis-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceNo solution existsUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgis-docsUpgrade postgresql18-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgis-clientUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-static | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgis-docsUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade postgis-clientUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgis-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfoUpgrade postgisUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgis-client-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-debugsourceUpgrade postgis-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgis-utilsUpgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltcl | Sep 17, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade postgresql-18Upgrade postgresql-16Upgrade postgresql-14 | Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
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