Type confusion with PostgreSQL "internal" data type arguments allows any user to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database, via calls to functions with that argument type. Type "internal" represents a class of mutually-incompatible data structures not intended for access from SQL. The system intended to prevent such function calls, but this prevention had gaps. 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 postgresql15Upgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql16 | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql17-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql17-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-develUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgresql15-staticUpgrade postgresql17-server-develUpgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade postgresql17-testUpgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql15-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-docsUpgrade postgresql17-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-private-develUpgrade postgresql17-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql15-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-private-libsUpgrade postgresql15-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgradeUpgrade postgresql17-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade postgresql17-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade postgresql15-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql15-private-develUpgrade postgresql17-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3Upgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-pltclUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql18-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3Upgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3Upgrade postgresql15-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-pltclUpgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql17-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql16-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql15-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql16-staticUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresql17-staticUpgrade postgresql17-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql15-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql18-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-contribUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql16-private-libsUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql16-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql17-plperl-debuginfo | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade postgresql-15Upgrade postgresql-17 | Aug 16, 2026 | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql14-serverUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql17-server | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Postgres | — | Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 18.6Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 17.11Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 15.19Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 16.15Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 14.24 | Aug 14, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-client-debuginfoNo solution existsUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgis-docsUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade postgisUpgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-utilsUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade postgis-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgis-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgis-clientUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-contrib | Aug 28, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade postgis-clientUpgrade postgis-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgis-client-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgisUpgrade postgis-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade pgauditUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgis-utilsUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade postgis-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade postgis-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade postgis-docsUpgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfo | Sep 17, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade postgresql-14Upgrade postgresql-18Upgrade postgresql-16 | Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
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