Improper neutralization of newlines in pg_dump in PostgreSQL allows a user of the origin server to inject arbitrary code for restore-time execution as the client operating system account running psql to restore the dump, via psql meta-commands inside a purpose-crafted object name. The same attacks can achieve SQL injection as a superuser of the restore target server. pg_dumpall, pg_restore, and pg_upgrade are also affected. Versions before PostgreSQL 17.6, 16.10, 15.14, 14.19, and 13.22 are affected. Versions before 11.20 are unaffected. CVE-2012-0868 had fixed this class of problem, but version 11.20 reintroduced it.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade pgvector | Sep 1, 2025 | Aug 28, 2025 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql17 | Aug 18, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-static | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade postgresql17-plpython3Upgrade postgresql16-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-staticUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql17-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3Upgrade postgresql17-staticUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3Upgrade postgresql15-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgradeUpgrade postgresql15-upgradeUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql15-private-libsUpgrade postgresql17-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql17-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-libsUpgrade postgresql16-staticUpgrade postgresql15-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql16-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade postgresql17-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql15-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql15-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-testUpgrade postgresql17-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-docsUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql15-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql17-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql17-private-develUpgrade postgresql17-contribUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql15-private-develUpgrade postgresql16-private-develUpgrade postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql16-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql15-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql17-upgradeUpgrade postgresql17-private-libsUpgrade postgresql17-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql17-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-debuginfo | Sep 9, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade postgresql-17Upgrade postgresql-15Upgrade postgresql-13 | Aug 18, 2025 | Aug 18, 2025 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql14-serverUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql13-server | Dec 10, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-db/postgresql. | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-testUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-upgrade | Sep 2, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Postgres | — | Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 17.6Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 14.19Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 15.14Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 16.10 | Aug 15, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-serverNo solution existsUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-devel | Sep 1, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade pgaudit-debugsource | Feb 5, 2026 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade postgresql16-plpythonUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade libecpg6-32bitUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-testUpgrade postgresql16-develUpgrade postgresql14-serverUpgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql13-plpythonUpgrade postgresql17-contribUpgrade postgresql14-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade libpq5Upgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade postgresql17-pltclUpgrade postgresql14-docsUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql15-plpythonUpgrade postgresql13-plperlUpgrade postgresql14-testUpgrade postgresql13-develUpgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql13-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql17-plperlUpgrade postgresql14-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-plpythonUpgrade postgresql15-develUpgrade postgresql13-contribUpgrade postgresql13-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql14Upgrade postgresql14-plperlUpgrade postgresql14-contribUpgrade postgresql13-testUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql14-plpythonUpgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql13-pltclUpgrade postgresql13-docsUpgrade libpq5-32bitUpgrade libecpg6Upgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql17-server-develUpgrade postgresql17-docsUpgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql13Upgrade postgresql14-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql13-server-develUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql17-develUpgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade postgresql14-server-develUpgrade postgresql14-develUpgrade postgresql13-serverUpgrade postgresql16-server | Dec 5, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade postgresql-17Upgrade postgresql-14Upgrade postgresql-client-16Upgrade postgresql-client-14Upgrade postgresql-client-17Upgrade postgresql-16 | Sep 9, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 22, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 |
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