CVE-2026-6478
CVE-2026-6478 · PostgreSQL discloses MD5-hashed passwords via covert timing channel
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Covert timing channel in comparison of MD5-hashed password in PostgreSQL authentication allows an attacker to recover user credentials sufficient to authenticate. This does not affect scram-sha-256 passwords, the default in all supported releases. However, current databases may have MD5-hashed passwords originating in upgrades from PostgreSQL 13 or earlier. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected.
CVSS 6.5 · Medium · EPSS 0.6% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Affected products and versions
postgresql
- Versions
- ≥ 18, < 18.4: Affected (rpm)
- ≥ 17, < 17.10: Affected (rpm)
- ≥ 16, < 16.14: Affected (rpm)
- ≥ 15, < 15.18: Affected (rpm)
- ≥ 0, < 14.23: Affected (rpm)
Update to 14.23; Update to 15.18; Update to 16.14; Update to 17.10; Update to 18.4
postgresql-15 Debian:12
- Versions
- 15.10-0+deb12u1
- 15.11-0+deb12u1
- 15.12-0+deb12u1
- 15.12-0+deb12u2
- 15.13-0+deb12u1
- 15.14-0+deb12u1
- 15.15-0+deb12u1
- 15.16-0+deb12u1
- 15.17-0+deb12u1
- 15.3-0+deb12u1
- 15.3-1
- 15.4-0+deb12u1
- 15.4-1
- 15.4-2
- 15.4-3
- 15.5-0+deb12u1
- 15.6-0+deb12u1
- 15.7-0+deb12u1
- 15.8-0+deb12u1
- 15.9-0+deb12u1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 15.18-0+deb12u1
Update to 15.18-0+deb12u1
postgresql-17 Debian:13
- Versions
- 17.5-1
- 17.6-0+deb13u1
- 17.6-1
- 17.7-0+deb13u1
- 17.8-0+deb13u1
- 17.9-0+deb13u1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 17.10-0+deb13u1
Update to 17.10-0+deb13u1
postgresql-18 Debian:14
- Versions
- 18.0-1
- 18.1-1
- 18.1-2
- 18.2-1
- 18.3-1
- 18~beta1+20250612-1
- 18~beta1+20250624-1
- 18~beta1+20250701-1
- 18~beta1-1
- 18~beta2-1
- 18~beta3-1
- 18~rc1-1
- 18~rc1-2
- 18~rc1-3
- 18~~devel.20250318+g4078da6c478-1
- 18~~devel.20250331-1
- 18~~devel.20250405-1
- 18~~devel.20250421-1
- 18~~devel.20250502-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 18.4-1
Update to 18.4-1
postgresql-9.3 Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 9.3.1-1
- 9.3.2-1
- 9.3.2-1ubuntu1
- 9.3.2-1ubuntu2
- 9.3.3-1
- 9.3.3-1bzr1
- 9.3.3-1bzr2
- 9.3.4-1
- 9.3.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
- 9.3.6-0ubuntu0.14.04
- 9.3.7-0ubuntu0.14.04
- 9.3.8-0ubuntu0.4.04
- 9.3.9-0ubuntu0.14.04
- 9.3.10-0ubuntu0.14.04
- 9.3.11-0ubuntu0.14.04
- 9.3.12-0ubuntu0.14.04
- 9.3.13-0ubuntu0.14.04
- 9.3.14-0ubuntu0.14.04
- 9.3.15-0ubuntu0.14.04
- 9.3.16-0ubuntu0.14.04
- 9.3.17-0ubuntu0.14.04
- 9.3.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
- 9.3.19-0ubuntu0.14.04
- 9.3.20-0ubuntu0.14.04
- 9.3.21-0ubuntu0.14.04
- 9.3.22-0ubuntu0.14.04
- 9.3.23-0ubuntu0.14.04
- 9.3.24-0ubuntu0.14.04
- 9.3.24-0ubuntu0.14.04+esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
postgresql-9.5 Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 9.5.0-1
- 9.5.0-2
- 9.5.0-3
- 9.5.1-1
- 9.5.2-1
- 9.5.3-0ubuntu0.16.04
- 9.5.4-0ubuntu0.16.04
- 9.5.5-0ubuntu0.16.04
- 9.5.6-0ubuntu0.16.04
- 9.5.7-0ubuntu0.16.04
- 9.5.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
- 9.5.9-0ubuntu0.16.04
- 9.5.10-0ubuntu0.16.04
- 9.5.11-0ubuntu0.16.04
- 9.5.12-0ubuntu0.16.04
- 9.5.13-0ubuntu0.16.04
- 9.5.14-0ubuntu0.16.04
- 9.5.16-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
- 9.5.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
- 9.5.18-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
- 9.5.19-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
- 9.5.21-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
- 9.5.23-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
- 9.5.24-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
- 9.5.25-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
- 9.5.25-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1
- 9.5.25-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2
- 9.5.25-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm3
- 9.5.25-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm4
- 9.5.25-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm5
- 9.5.25-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm6
- 9.5.25-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm7
- 9.5.25-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm8
- 9.5.25-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm10
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
postgresql-10 Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 10.1-1
- 10.1-2
- 10.2-1
- 10.3-1
- 10.4-0ubuntu0.18.04
- 10.5-0ubuntu0.18.04
- 10.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- 10.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- 10.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- 10.9-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- 10.10-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- 10.12-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- 10.14-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- 10.15-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- 10.16-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- 10.17-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- 10.18-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- 10.19-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- 10.20-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- 10.21-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- 10.22-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- 10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- 10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
- 10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1
- 10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm2
- 10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm3
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
postgresql-12 Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 12.0-1
- 12.1-1
- 12.1-2build1
- 12.2-1
- 12.2-1ubuntu2
- 12.2-4
- 12.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- 12.5-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- 12.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- 12.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- 12.8-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- 12.9-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- 12.10-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- 12.11-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- 12.12-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- 12.13-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- 12.14-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- 12.15-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- 12.16-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- 12.17-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- 12.18-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- 12.19-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- 12.20-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- 12.22-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- 12.22-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
- 12.22-0ubuntu0.20.04.4
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
postgresql-14 Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 14.1-1ubuntu1
- 14.2-1
- 14.2-1ubuntu1
- 14.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
- 14.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
- 14.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
- 14.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
- 14.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
- 14.8-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
- 14.9-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
- 14.10-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
- 14.11-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
- 14.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
- 14.13-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
- 14.15-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
- 14.17-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
- 14.18-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
- 14.19-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
- 14.20-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
- 14.22-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 14.23-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
Update to 14.23-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
postgresql-16 Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 16.0-2
- 16.1-1
- 16.1-1build1
- 16.1-1build3
- 16.2-1
- 16.2-1ubuntu2
- 16.2-1ubuntu3
- 16.2-1ubuntu4
- 16.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
- 16.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
- 16.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.2
- 16.6-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
- 16.8-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
- 16.9-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
- 16.10-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
- 16.11-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
- 16.13-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 16.14-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
Update to 16.14-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
postgresql-17 Ubuntu:25.10
- Versions
- 17.4-1
- 17.4-2
- 17.5-1
- 17.5-1build1
- 17.6-1
- 17.6-1build1
- 17.7-0ubuntu0.25.10.1
- 17.9-0ubuntu0.25.10.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 17.10-0ubuntu0.25.10.1
Update to 17.10-0ubuntu0.25.10.1
postgresql-18 Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
- Versions
- 18.0-1
- 18.1-1
- 18.1-1ubuntu1
- 18.1-1ubuntu2
- 18.1-2
- 18.3-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 18.4-0ubuntu0.26.04.1
Update to 18.4-0ubuntu0.26.04.1
Original sources
- https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-6478/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6478
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2477447
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-6478.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49521
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27718
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27743
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27742
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27738
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28999
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28208
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26181
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28143
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:44420
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34362
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34363
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29815
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:32994
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35880
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34043
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42555
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26561
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33497
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6478