Integer wraparound in PostgreSQL fuzzystrmatch allows a user to direct writes to a huge range of addresses, executing arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database, via extreme inputs to SQL function levenshtein() or levenshtein_less_equal(). 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 postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql16-private-develUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade postgresql17-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql15-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgradeUpgrade postgresql17-contribUpgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql17-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql15-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql15-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql17-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgradeUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3Upgrade postgresql15-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgresql16-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql17-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-pltclUpgrade postgresql18-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-staticUpgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade postgresql15-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql15-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-testUpgrade postgresql18-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-private-libsUpgrade postgresql15-staticUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresql17-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql17-docsUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3Upgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql17-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-private-develUpgrade postgresql17-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql17-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3Upgrade postgresql17-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-staticUpgrade postgresql16-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql17-server-develUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-private-develUpgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql15-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql17-private-libsUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql17-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgradeUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql16-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-test-rpm-macros | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade postgresql-15Upgrade postgresql-17 | Aug 16, 2026 | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql17-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 15.19Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 16.15Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 18.6 | Aug 14, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgisUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade postgis-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgis-upgradeUpgrade postgis-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgis-docsUpgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-client-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresqlUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgis-clientUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeNo solution existsUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade postgis-utilsUpgrade postgis-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-debuginfo | Aug 28, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade postgis-utilsUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-client-debuginfoUpgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgis-clientUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgisUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade postgis-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgis-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade postgresql18Upgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgis-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgis-docsUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-test | Sep 17, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade postgresql-14Upgrade postgresql-16Upgrade postgresql-18 | Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
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