Incorrect ownership assignment in PostgreSQL ALTER TABLE ALTER TYPE command reassigns ownership of dependent statistics objects to the current user. This wrongly allows the table owner to run DROP STATISTICS and ALTER STATISTICS via this improper ownership. It wrongly denies those commands to the prior statistics object owner. DROP TABLE remains able to remove statistics objects, so this exploit achieves nothing in many ownership arrangements. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql18 | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgradeUpgrade postgresql16-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3Upgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-contribUpgrade postgresql17-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3Upgrade postgresql17-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-staticUpgrade postgresql17-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql16-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-libsUpgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql16-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-staticUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql17-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql17-plperlUpgrade postgresql16-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresql17-testUpgrade postgresql17-upgradeUpgrade postgresql17-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql16-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-develUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql17-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql16-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade postgresql18-pltclUpgrade postgresql15-private-libsUpgrade postgresql15-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-private-develUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql15-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3Upgrade postgresql16-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql17-docsUpgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-staticUpgrade postgresql15-private-develUpgrade postgresql15-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql15-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-private-libs-debuginfo | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade postgresql-15Upgrade postgresql-17 | Aug 16, 2026 | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql14-serverUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql16-server | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Postgres | — | Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 18.6Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 14.24Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 15.19Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 17.11Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 16.15 | Aug 14, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Sep 3, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade postgresql-14Upgrade postgresql-16Upgrade postgresql-18 | Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
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