CVE-2026-6473

PostgreSQL server undersizes allocations, via integer wraparound

Integer wraparound in multiple PostgreSQL server features allows an unprivileged database user to cause the server to undersize an allocation and write out-of-bounds. This may execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database. In applications that pass gigabyte-scale user inputs to the relevant database functions, the application input provider may achieve a segmentation fault. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected.

Version Information

Affected Version Fixed In Fix Published
18 18.4 2026-05-14
17 17.10 2026-05-14
16 16.14 2026-05-14
15 15.18 2026-05-14
14 14.23 2026-05-14

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CVSS 3.0

Overall Score 8.8
Component core server
Vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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