Heap buffer overflow in PostgreSQL plperl return of a tied hash allows the function owner to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database, via a crafted function body. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql18 | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade postgresql15-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql17-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3Upgrade postgresql15-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql17-staticUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3Upgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-staticUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-private-develUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3Upgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql17-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql17-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgradeUpgrade postgresql17-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-private-develUpgrade postgresql17-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql17-docsUpgrade postgresql15-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql15-private-libsUpgrade postgresql15-staticUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade postgresql17-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql17-pltclUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgradeUpgrade postgresql17-plperlUpgrade postgresql18-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql17-server-develUpgrade postgresql17-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgresql17-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql17-contribUpgrade postgresql17-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-pltclUpgrade postgresql15-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-testUpgrade postgresql15-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql15-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-develUpgrade postgresql15-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgresql17-private-libsUpgrade postgresql16-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade postgresql15-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade postgresql17-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfo | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade postgresql-15Upgrade postgresql-17 | Aug 16, 2026 | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql14-server | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Postgres | — | Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 17.11Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 14.24Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 16.15Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 15.19Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 18.6 | Aug 14, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresql18-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-clientUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgisUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade postgresql18-test-rpm-macrosNo solution existsUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-docsUpgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-upgradeUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-client-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-debuginfoUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-utilsUpgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contrib | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgis-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-clientUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgis-client-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgis-docsUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgis-utilsUpgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgis-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgisUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfo | Sep 17, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade postgresql-18Upgrade postgresql-14Upgrade postgresql-16 | Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
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