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DEBIAN-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

Debian:12 postgresql-15

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"15.19-0+deb12u1"}]}]

Debian:13 postgresql-17

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"17.11-0+deb13u1"}]}]

Debian:14 postgresql-18

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"18.6-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org