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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8072-1
March 04, 2026

postgresql-14, postgresql-16, postgresql-17 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in PostgreSQL.

Software Description:
- postgresql-17: Object-relational SQL database
- postgresql-16: Object-relational SQL database
- postgresql-14: Object-relational SQL database

Details:

Altan Birler discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly validated oidvector
types. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain a few bytes of
sensitive information. (CVE-2026-2003)

Daniel Firer discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly validated input in the
intarray extension. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-2004)

It was dicovered that PosgreSQL incorrectly handled certain pgcrypto memory
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2026-2005)

Paul Gerste and Moritz Sanft discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly
validated multibyte character lengths. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-2006)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 25.10
  postgresql-17                   17.9-0ubuntu0.25.10.1
  postgresql-client-17            17.9-0ubuntu0.25.10.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  postgresql-16                   16.13-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
  postgresql-client-16            16.13-0ubuntu0.24.04.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  postgresql-14                   14.22-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
  postgresql-client-14            14.22-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart PostgreSQL to
make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8072-1
  CVE-2026-2003, CVE-2026-2004, CVE-2026-2005, CVE-2026-2006

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-17/17.9-0ubuntu0.25.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-16/16.13-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-14/14.22-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

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