vulnerability

PostgreSQL: CVE-2026-6473: PostgreSQL server undersizes allocations, via integer wraparound

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 14, 2026
Added
May 14, 2026
Modified
May 17, 2026

Description

Integer wraparound in multiple PostgreSQL server features allows an unprivileged database user to cause the server to undersize an allocation and write out-of-bounds. This may execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database. In applications that pass gigabyte-scale user inputs to the relevant database functions, the application input provider may achieve a segmentation fault. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected.

Solutions

postgres-upgrade-14_23postgres-upgrade-15_18postgres-upgrade-16_14postgres-upgrade-17_10postgres-upgrade-18_4
Title
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