PostgreSQL: CVE-2024-10979: PostgreSQL PL/Perl environment variable changes execute arbitrary code

PostgreSQL: CVE-2024-10979: PostgreSQL PL/Perl environment variable changes execute arbitrary code

Severity

4

CVSS

(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Published

11/15/2024

Created

11/16/2024

Added

11/15/2024

Modified

02/14/2025

Description

Incorrect control of environment variables in PostgreSQL PL/Perl allows an unprivileged database user to change sensitive process environment variables (e.g. PATH).That often suffices to enable arbitrary code execution, even if the attacker lacks a database server operating system user.Versions before PostgreSQL 17.1, 16.5, 15.9, 14.14, 13.17, and 12.21 are affected.

Solution(s)

• postgres-upgrade-13_17
• postgres-upgrade-14_14
• postgres-upgrade-15_9
• postgres-upgrade-16_5
• postgres-upgrade-17_1

References

• https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2024-10979
• CVE - 2024-10979