CVE-2026-6478
6.5 MoyenneDescription
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.
Produits concernés
- PostgreSQL
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support
- Red Hat Hardened Images
- Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Self-service automation portal 2
- Postgresql postgresql
Scores CVSS
| Version | Score | Source | Vecteur |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Moyenne | f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | 8.2 Élevée | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N |
Faiblesses (CWE)
Références
- https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-6478/ PatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21182
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22878
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26181
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26203
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26204
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26524
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26525
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26561
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27718
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27738
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27741
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27742
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27743
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28037
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28143
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28208
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28999
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29212
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29815
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29904
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29953
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:32983
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:32994
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33441
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33497
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34043
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34362
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34363
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35880
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42555
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:44420
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:44481
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49521
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58981
- 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