CVE-2026-6470

Public on 2026-08-13
Modified on 2026-08-14
Description
Missing authorization in PostgreSQL DDL commands allows an object creator to achieve denial of service against ALTER and DROP of the type, via creating a dependency on the type. Many DDL operations did check the privilege, but assigning a range subtype and referencing the type from an SQL expression did not. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
4.3
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Postgresql14 Extra libpq Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 libpq Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Core postgresql Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Postgresql14 Extra postgresql Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Postgresql10 Extra postgresql No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2 - Postgresql11 Extra postgresql No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2 - Postgresql12 Extra postgresql No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2 - Postgresql13 Extra postgresql No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2 - Postgresql9.6 Extra postgresql No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2023 postgresql15 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 postgresql16 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 postgresql17 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 postgresql18 Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L