Incorrect ownership assignment in PostgreSQL ALTER TABLE ALTER TYPE command reassigns ownership of dependent statistics objects to the current user. This wrongly allows the table owner to run DROP STATISTICS and ALTER STATISTICS via this improper ownership. It wrongly denies those commands to the prior statistics object owner. DROP TABLE remains able to remove statistics objects, so this exploit achieves nothing in many ownership arrangements. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql16 | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade postgresql16-private-develUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-testUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql18-pltclUpgrade postgresql16-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade postgresql15-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql17-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql17-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade postgresql15-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql15-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-private-develUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgresql15-staticUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql15-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-private-develUpgrade postgresql17-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresql17-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3Upgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql15-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql16-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-docsUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade postgresql16-private-libsUpgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgradeUpgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql15-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3Upgrade postgresql17-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-contribUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3Upgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-private-libsUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-server-develUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql16-upgradeUpgrade postgresql16-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql16-staticUpgrade postgresql17-staticUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade postgresql17-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjit | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade postgresql-17Upgrade postgresql-15 | Aug 16, 2026 | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade postgresql14-serverUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql17-server | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Postgres | — | Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 14.24Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 16.15Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 17.11Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 15.19Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 18.6 | Aug 14, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Sep 3, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade postgresql-14Upgrade postgresql-18Upgrade postgresql-16 | Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
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