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-plperlUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade pgaudit | Sep 1, 2025 | Aug 28, 2025 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql15 | Aug 18, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-plpython3 | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade postgresql17-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-contribUpgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql17-plperlUpgrade postgresql16-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-server-develUpgrade postgresql17-private-develUpgrade postgresql16-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-develUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql15-private-develUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql17-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-private-libsUpgrade postgresql15-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql16-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-pltclUpgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql16-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgradeUpgrade postgresql17-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql15-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql15-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-docsUpgrade postgresql17-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql15-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql17-testUpgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-libsUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql15-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3Upgrade postgresql17-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-staticUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3Upgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql16-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql16-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql15-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-staticUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3Upgrade postgresql16-upgradeUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql15-private-libsUpgrade postgresql17-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-staticUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql15-upgradeUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql17-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3-debuginfo | Sep 9, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade postgresql-13Upgrade postgresql-17Upgrade postgresql-15 | Aug 18, 2025 | Aug 18, 2025 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql13-serverUpgrade postgresql14-serverUpgrade postgresql17-server | Dec 10, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs | Sep 2, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Postgres | — | Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 14.19Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 16.10Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 15.14Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 17.6Upgrade to the latest version of PostgreSQL | Aug 15, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgresql-private-libsNo solution existsUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server | Sep 1, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-pltcl | Feb 5, 2026 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade postgresql14Upgrade postgresql13-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql13-testUpgrade postgresql14-contribUpgrade libecpg6Upgrade libpq5-32bitUpgrade postgresql13-docsUpgrade postgresql13-pltclUpgrade postgresql14-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql13-serverUpgrade postgresql17-develUpgrade postgresql14-develUpgrade postgresql15-develUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql14-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade postgresql17-docsUpgrade postgresql17-server-develUpgrade postgresql14-plpythonUpgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql13-server-develUpgrade postgresql14-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql13Upgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql13-contribUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql13-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade libecpg6-32bitUpgrade postgresql14-serverUpgrade postgresql14-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17-testUpgrade postgresql17-contribUpgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql13-develUpgrade postgresql15-plpythonUpgrade postgresql13-plpythonUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql17-plperlUpgrade postgresql17-plpythonUpgrade postgresql14-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-pltclUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql16-plpythonUpgrade postgresql16-develUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql14-testUpgrade postgresql14-docsUpgrade postgresql13-plperlUpgrade libpq5 | Dec 5, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade postgresql-16Upgrade postgresql-client-17Upgrade postgresql-client-14Upgrade postgresql-client-16Upgrade postgresql-14Upgrade postgresql-17 | 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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