RHSA-2023:7785HighCVSS 8.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: postgresql:15 security update

Published
December 13, 2023
Last Modified
November 3, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (5)

CVE-2023-5869 →CVE-2023-5870 →CVE-2023-39417 →CVE-2023-39418 →CVE-2023-5868 →

📋 Description

CVE-2023-5868 — postgresql: Memory disclosure in aggregate function calls CVE-2023-5869 — postgresql: Buffer overrun from integer overflow in array modification CVE-2023-5870 — postgresql: Role pg_signal_backend can signal certain superuser processes. CVE-2023-39417 — postgresql: extension script @substitutions@ within quoting allow SQL injection CVE-2023-39418 — postgresql: MERGE fails to enforce UPDATE or SELECT row security policies

🎯 Affected products150

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pg_repack-0:1.4.8-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.aarch64 (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pg_repack-0:1.4.8-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.ppc64le (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pg_repack-0:1.4.8-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.s390x (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pg_repack-0:1.4.8-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.src (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pg_repack-0:1.4.8-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.x86_64 (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pg_repack-debuginfo-0:1.4.8-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.aarch64 (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pg_repack-debuginfo-0:1.4.8-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.ppc64le (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pg_repack-debuginfo-0:1.4.8-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.s390x (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pg_repack-debuginfo-0:1.4.8-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.x86_64 (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pg_repack-debugsource-0:1.4.8-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.aarch64 (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pg_repack-debugsource-0:1.4.8-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.ppc64le (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pg_repack-debugsource-0:1.4.8-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.s390x (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pg_repack-debugsource-0:1.4.8-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.x86_64 (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pgaudit-0:1.7.0-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.aarch64 (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pgaudit-0:1.7.0-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.ppc64le (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pgaudit-0:1.7.0-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.s390x (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pgaudit-0:1.7.0-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.src (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pgaudit-0:1.7.0-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.x86_64 (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pgaudit-debuginfo-0:1.7.0-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.aarch64 (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pgaudit-debuginfo-0:1.7.0-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.ppc64le (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pgaudit-debuginfo-0:1.7.0-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.s390x (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pgaudit-debuginfo-0:1.7.0-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.x86_64 (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pgaudit-debugsource-0:1.7.0-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.aarch64 (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pgaudit-debugsource-0:1.7.0-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.ppc64le (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pgaudit-debugsource-0:1.7.0-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.s390x (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • pgaudit-debugsource-0:1.7.0-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.x86_64 (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • postgres-decoderbufs-0:1.9.7-1.Final.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.aarch64 (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • postgres-decoderbufs-0:1.9.7-1.Final.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.ppc64le (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • postgres-decoderbufs-0:1.9.7-1.Final.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.s390x (postgresql:15) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
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✅ Remediation

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing this update. Workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability. Workaround: Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.

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