vulnerability
FreeBSD: VID-59a43a73-3786-11ee-94b4-6cc21735f730 (CVE-2023-39418): postgresql-server -- MERGE fails to enforce UPDATE or SELECT row security policies
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Aug 10, 2023 | Aug 11, 2023 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Aug 10, 2023
Added
Aug 11, 2023
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
PostgreSQL Project reports PostgreSQL 15 introduced the MERGE command, which fails to test new rows against row security policies defined for UPDATE and SELECT. If UPDATE and SELECT policies forbid some row that INSERT policies do not forbid, a user could store such rows. Subsequent consequences are application-dependent. This affects only databases that have used CREATE POLICY to define a row security policy.
Solution
freebsd-upgrade-package-postgresql-server
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