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 postgresqlUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgresql-pltcl | Sep 1, 2025 | Aug 28, 2025 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql15 | Aug 18, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-plperl | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-staticUpgrade postgresql16-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql16-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-private-libsUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgradeUpgrade postgresql17-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-staticUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3Upgrade postgresql16-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3Upgrade postgresql15-upgradeUpgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade postgresql17-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-libsUpgrade postgresql15-staticUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3Upgrade postgresql17-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql16-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-private-develUpgrade postgresql17-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-plperlUpgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql17-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgradeUpgrade postgresql17-docsUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-testUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql17-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql15-private-develUpgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-contribUpgrade postgresql17-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql15-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql17-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-private-libsUpgrade postgresql17-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql15-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql15-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16-private-develUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-server-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 postgresql13-serverUpgrade postgresql14-serverUpgrade postgresql17-server | Dec 10, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-db/postgresql. | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade pgvector | Sep 2, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Postgres | — | Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 17.6Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 14.19Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 16.10Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 15.14 | Aug 15, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-private-develNo solution existsUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfo | Sep 1, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql-debuginfo | Feb 5, 2026 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql13-contribUpgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql17-develUpgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-develUpgrade postgresql13-server-develUpgrade postgresql14Upgrade postgresql14-contribUpgrade postgresql13-testUpgrade postgresql14-plperlUpgrade postgresql13-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql14-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql14-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17-server-develUpgrade postgresql13-docsUpgrade postgresql17-docsUpgrade libecpg6Upgrade postgresql13Upgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade libpq5-32bitUpgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade postgresql14-develUpgrade postgresql13-serverUpgrade postgresql14-plpythonUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql13-pltclUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql14-docsUpgrade postgresql16-plpythonUpgrade postgresql14-serverUpgrade postgresql17-plpythonUpgrade postgresql17-pltclUpgrade postgresql16-develUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade libecpg6-32bitUpgrade postgresql13-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade libpq5Upgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql13-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql13-develUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql15-plpythonUpgrade postgresql13-plpythonUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql14-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17-testUpgrade postgresql17-contribUpgrade postgresql14-testUpgrade postgresql17-plperlUpgrade postgresql14-pltcl | Dec 5, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade postgresql-client-14Upgrade postgresql-client-17Upgrade postgresql-16Upgrade postgresql-client-16Upgrade postgresql-17Upgrade postgresql-14 | 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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