Stack buffer overflow in PostgreSQL module "refint" allows an unprivileged database user to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database. A distinct attack is possible if the application declares a user-controlled column as a "refint" cascade primary key and facilitates user-controlled updates to that column. In that case, a SQL injection allows a primary key update value provider to execute arbitrary SQL as the database user performing the primary key update. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 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 postgresql18Upgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql15 | May 15, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-develUpgrade postgresql-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-plpythonUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-libsUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql | Jun 9, 2026 | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql17-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql17-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql16-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql15-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql17-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-plperlUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-private-libsUpgrade postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql16-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql17-private-libsUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql16-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade postgresql17-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgradeUpgrade postgresql15-private-develUpgrade postgresql15-staticUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql16-staticUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql17-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-server-develUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-libsUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3Upgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql15-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-private-develUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql17-testUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql18-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade postgresql18-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql17-docsUpgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql16-upgradeUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-contribUpgrade postgresql18-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql17-staticUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3Upgrade postgresql15-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql15-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-develUpgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3Upgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql15-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server | Jun 9, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade postgresql-17Upgrade postgresql-13Upgrade postgresql-15 | May 17, 2026 | May 17, 2026 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade postgresql15-clientUpgrade postgresql14-clientUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql17-clientUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql16-clientUpgrade postgresql18-clientUpgrade postgresql14-server | 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 15.18Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 16.14Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 14.23Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 17.10 | May 14, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgis-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-libsUpgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-docsUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql18-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgis-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgis-client-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgis-utilsUpgrade postgresql-develUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpythonUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgisUpgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-debugsourceUpgrade postgis-clientUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel | Jul 17, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfo | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Splunk | — | Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.4.14Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 10.0.9Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 10.2.6Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 10.4.2 | Aug 20, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade postgresql-18Upgrade postgresql-16Upgrade postgresql-14Upgrade postgresql-17 | 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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