Uncontrolled recursion in PostgreSQL SSL and GSS negotiation allows an attacker able to connect to a PostgreSQL AF_UNIX socket to achieve sustained denial of service. If SSL and GSS are both disabled, an attacker can do the same via access to a PostgreSQL TCP socket. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql15 | May 15, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql-contrib | Jun 9, 2026 | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade postgresql16-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-private-develUpgrade postgresql17-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql17-docsUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql15-staticUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade postgresql17-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgresql15-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgradeUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql17-server-develUpgrade postgresql18-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql16-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgradeUpgrade postgresql17-staticUpgrade postgresql17-private-develUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3Upgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql15-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql15-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3Upgrade postgresql17-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-testUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql15-private-libsUpgrade postgresql16-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql17-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgresql17-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql15-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql18-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17-plperlUpgrade postgresql17-contribUpgrade postgresql16-upgradeUpgrade postgresql16-staticUpgrade postgresql16-private-libsUpgrade postgresql16-private-develUpgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3Upgrade postgresql18-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-private-libsUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade postgresql16-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql17-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade postgresql18-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-contrib-debuginfo | Jun 9, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade postgresql-15Upgrade postgresql-13Upgrade postgresql-17 | May 17, 2026 | May 17, 2026 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade postgresql17-clientUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql15-clientUpgrade postgresql14-serverUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql16-clientUpgrade postgresql14-clientUpgrade postgresql18-client | May 21, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-db/postgresql. | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Postgres | — | Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 16.14Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 14.23Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 18.4Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 17.10Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 15.18 | May 14, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade postgis-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade postgis-docsUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade postgresql18-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-debugsourceUpgrade postgis-clientUpgrade postgis-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgis-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-client-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceNo solution existsUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgisUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgis-utilsUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoUpgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql-debuginfo | Jul 17, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-private-libs | Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Splunk | — | Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 10.2.6Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.4.14Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 10.0.9Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 10.4.2 | Aug 20, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade postgresql-18Upgrade postgresql-17Upgrade postgresql-16Upgrade postgresql-14 | May 25, 2026 | May 21, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 19, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
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