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 postgresql13Upgrade postgresql14Upgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql17 | Aug 8, 2025 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade libpqUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade libpq-debuginfoUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade libpq-develUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-private-devel | Dec 20, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-libsUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql15-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3Upgrade postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql15-upgradeUpgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-staticUpgrade postgresql16-upgradeUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade postgresql16-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql16-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade postgresql15-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql15-private-develUpgrade postgresql15-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql16-private-develUpgrade postgresql15-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql16-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-staticUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3Upgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql15-private-libsUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql15-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-private-libs-debuginfo | Feb 17, 2025 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade postgresql-17Upgrade postgresql-13Upgrade postgresql-15 | 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 postgresql12-clientUpgrade postgresql13-clientUpgrade postgresql16-clientUpgrade postgresql15-clientUpgrade postgresql14-clientUpgrade postgresql17-client | Nov 15, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-db/postgresql. | Dec 9, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Postgres | — | Upgrade to the latest version of PostgreSQLUpgrade to PostgreSQL version 14.14Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 16.5Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 17.1Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 15.9 | Nov 15, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql13-plpythonUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql14-contribUpgrade libecpg6-32bitUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql15-develUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql14-docsUpgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql16-develUpgrade postgresql17-server-develUpgrade postgresql17-docsUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql-develUpgrade postgresql12-pltclUpgrade postgresql14-plpythonUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql12-develUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql17-testUpgrade postgresql13-serverUpgrade postgresql15-plpythonUpgrade postgresql13-pltclUpgrade postgresql-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql12-contribUpgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql14-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql14-pltclUpgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql13-contribUpgrade postgresql14-server-develUpgrade postgresql12-testUpgrade postgresql13Upgrade postgresql12-plpythonUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql13-plperlUpgrade postgresql12-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql12-plperlUpgrade postgresql17-pltclUpgrade postgresql13-docsUpgrade postgresql17-develUpgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-plpythonUpgrade postgresql14-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql13-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql16-plpythonUpgrade postgresql12-docsUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql13-testUpgrade postgresql14-serverUpgrade postgresql14-develUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql12-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql13-server-develUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql13-develUpgrade postgresql17-plperlUpgrade postgresql17-contribUpgrade postgresql14-plperlUpgrade libecpg6Upgrade libpq5-32bitUpgrade postgresql-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql12Upgrade postgresql12-serverUpgrade libpq5Upgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql14Upgrade postgresql-test | Dec 31, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade postgresql-client-9.5 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade postgresql-12Upgrade postgresql-14Upgrade postgresql-client-12Upgrade postgresql-client-16Upgrade postgresql-9.5 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade postgresql-client-14Upgrade postgresql-16 | 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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