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ALPINE-CVE-2026-15742
Integer wraparound in PostgreSQL fuzzystrmatch allows a user to direct writes to a huge range of addresses, executing arbitrary code as the operating...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Integer wraparound in PostgreSQL fuzzystrmatch allows a user to direct writes to a huge range of addresses, executing arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database, via extreme inputs to SQL function levenshtein() or levenshtein_less_equal(). Versions before PostgreSQL 18.6, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Alpine:v3.21
postgresql16
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"16.15-r0"}]}]
Alpine:v3.22
postgresql16
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"16.15-r0"}]}]
Alpine:v3.21
postgresql17
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"17.11-r0"}]}]
Alpine:v3.22
postgresql17
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"17.11-r0"}]}]
Alpine:v3.23
postgresql17
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"17.11-r0"}]}]
Alpine:v3.24
postgresql17
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"17.11-r0"}]}]
Alpine:v3.23
postgresql18
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"18.5-r0"}]}]
Alpine:v3.24
postgresql18
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"18.5-r0"}]}]
References
- advisory security.alpinelinux.org