Client use of server error message in PostgreSQL allows a server not trusted under current SSL or GSS settings to furnish arbitrary non-NUL bytes to the libpq application. For example, a man-in-the-middle attacker could send a long error message that a human or screen-scraper user of psql mistakes for valid query results. This is probably not a concern for clients where the user interface unambiguously indicates the boundary between one error message and other text. Versions before PostgreSQL 17.1, 16.5, 15.9, 14.14, 13.17, and 12.21 are affected.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql14Upgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql13 | Aug 8, 2025 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade libpqUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade libpq-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade libpq-develUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel | Dec 20, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade postgresql16-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-staticUpgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade postgresql16-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql15-upgradeUpgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql16-private-libsUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3Upgrade postgresql16-upgradeUpgrade postgresql16-private-develUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql15-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3Upgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql16-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql16-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-private-libsUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-staticUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql15-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-private-develUpgrade postgresql15-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql15-server-debuginfo | Feb 17, 2025 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade postgresql-15Upgrade postgresql-13Upgrade postgresql-17 | Nov 18, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2025342 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2026039 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Jan 13, 2026 | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade postgresql14-clientUpgrade postgresql17-clientUpgrade postgresql12-clientUpgrade postgresql16-clientUpgrade postgresql13-clientUpgrade postgresql15-client | Nov 15, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-db/postgresql. | Dec 9, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Postgres | — | Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 17.1Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 16.5Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 15.9Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 14.14 | Nov 15, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade postgresql12-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-docsUpgrade postgresql14-plpythonUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql13-pltclUpgrade postgresql14-docsUpgrade postgresql-develUpgrade postgresql12-develUpgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql13-serverUpgrade postgresql17-testUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql12-plpythonUpgrade postgresql15-develUpgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql16-develUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql13-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql17-server-develUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql13-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade postgresql14-server-develUpgrade postgresql14-testUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql13-contribUpgrade postgresql12-server-develUpgrade postgresql12-testUpgrade postgresql-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql12-contribUpgrade postgresql14-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql14-pltclUpgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql17-plpythonUpgrade postgresql15-plpythonUpgrade postgresql13Upgrade postgresql-plpythonUpgrade postgresql12-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql14-plperlUpgrade postgresql12-docsUpgrade postgresql14-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql13-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql16-plpythonUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql13-server-develUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql13-develUpgrade postgresql17-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql14Upgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql17-develUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql14-contribUpgrade postgresql13-plpythonUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql14-develUpgrade postgresql13-docsUpgrade libpq5-32bitUpgrade libecpg6-32bitUpgrade postgresql-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql12-llvmjitUpgrade libecpg6Upgrade postgresql17-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-contribUpgrade postgresql12-plperlUpgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade libpq5Upgrade postgresql12-serverUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql13-testUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql14-serverUpgrade postgresql12 | Dec 31, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade postgresql-9.5 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade postgresql-16Upgrade postgresql-client-16Upgrade postgresql-client-14Upgrade postgresql-client-12Upgrade postgresql-14Upgrade postgresql-client-9.5 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade postgresql-12 | Dec 3, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Nov 14, 2024 |
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