Covert timing channel in comparison of MD5-hashed password in PostgreSQL authentication allows an attacker to recover user credentials sufficient to authenticate. This does not affect scram-sha-256 passwords, the default in all supported releases. However, current databases may have MD5-hashed passwords originating in upgrades from PostgreSQL 13 or earlier. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade postgisUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade libpqUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgis-docsUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgis-utilsUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgis-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade libpq-develUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgis-clientUpgrade postgresql-private-devel | Jun 17, 2026 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql16 | May 15, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade libpq-develUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade libpq-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade libpqUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-plperl | Jun 9, 2026 | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresql15-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-plperlUpgrade postgresql18-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql15-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade postgresql15-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql15-private-develUpgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3Upgrade postgresql18-pltclUpgrade postgresql15-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql16-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql17-testUpgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade postgresql15-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql17-upgradeUpgrade postgresql17-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql18-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-develUpgrade postgresql16-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade postgresql17-docsUpgrade kernel6.18-libbpfUpgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade postgresql15-staticUpgrade postgresql15-private-libsUpgrade postgresql17-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql17-private-develUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18Upgrade postgresql17-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-test-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-libsUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-staticUpgrade perf6.18Upgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade postgresql17-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3Upgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade postgresql16-upgradeUpgrade postgresql17-contribUpgrade postgresql17-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql18-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-staticUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-develUpgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-develUpgrade postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql16-staticUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade postgresql18-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16Upgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.16-18.222Upgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3Upgrade postgresql15-upgradeUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-server-develUpgrade postgresql17-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-devel | May 28, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade postgresql-13Upgrade postgresql-15Upgrade postgresql-17 | May 17, 2026 | May 17, 2026 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade postgresql14-clientUpgrade postgresql15-clientUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql16-clientUpgrade postgresql14-serverUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql17-clientUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql18-client | May 21, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-db/postgresql. | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Ibm Aix | — | Apply the fix or workaround for aix_vios_advisory | Aug 16, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Postgres | — | Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 18.4Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 14.23Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 16.14Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 17.10Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 15.18 | May 14, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-plpythonUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-clientUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade libpq-develUpgrade libpq-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-client-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgis-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql-libsUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade postgis-docsUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-utilsUpgrade postgresql-develUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade pgauditUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade postgisUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-debuginfoUpgrade libpqUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql-contribNo solution existsUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgis-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade libpq-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade libpq-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade pg_repack-debugsource | Jun 18, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade libpq-debugsourceUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-docsUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade libpq-develUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgis-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade libpqUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgisUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade libpq-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgis-client-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-utilsUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgis-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-clientUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade pgauditUpgrade libpq-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-debuginfoUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgis-upgrade-debuginfo | Jun 18, 2026 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Splunk | — | Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 10.2.6Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.4.14Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 10.4.2Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 10.0.9 | Aug 20, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade postgresql-16Upgrade postgresql-18Upgrade postgresql-17Upgrade postgresql-14 | May 25, 2026 | May 21, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 19, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
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