Vulnerability · Published May 14, 2026 · Assigned by PostgreSQL

CVE-2026-6474PostgreSQL timeofday() can disclose portions of server memory

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in PostgreSQL. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Externally-controlled format string in PostgreSQL timeofday() function allows an attacker to retrieve portions of server memory, via crafted timezone zones. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8pg_repack1.4.8-1.module_el8.9.0+3706+885c732eALSA-2026:26181
AlmaLinux:8pg_repack1.5.1-1.module_el8.10.0+4199+bf03c564ALSA-2026:28143
AlmaLinux:8pg_repack1.5.1-1.module_el8.10.0+3930+ecf33554ALSA-2026:28143
AlmaLinux:8pg_repack1.5.1-1.module_el8.10.0+4125+ceaf7d1bALSA-2026:28143
AlmaLinux:9pg_repack1.4.8-2.module_el9.5.0+119+18833d03ALSA-2026:28037
AlmaLinux:9pg_repack1.5.1-1.module_el9.6.0+146+c54fdecaALSA-2026:26203
AlmaLinux:9pg_repack1.5.3-1.module_el9.8.0+234+5456f35dALSA-2026:26204
AlmaLinux:8pgaudit1.7.0-1.module_el8.9.0+3706+885c732eALSA-2026:26181
AlmaLinux:8pgaudit16.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3798+606ebb9fALSA-2026:28143
AlmaLinux:9pgaudit18.0-1.module_el9.8.0+234+5456f35dALSA-2026:26204
AlmaLinux:9pgaudit1.7.0-1.module_el9.3.0+52+21733919ALSA-2026:28037
AlmaLinux:9pgaudit16.0-1.module_el9.4.0+66+eb9878bcALSA-2026:26203
AlmaLinux:9pgvector0.6.2-2.module_el9.6.0+167+4e561146ALSA-2026:26203
AlmaLinux:9pgvector0.8.1-1.module_el9.8.0+234+5456f35dALSA-2026:26204
AlmaLinux:9postgis3.6.1-2.module_el9.8.0+239+6fb51d38ALSA-2026:26204
AlmaLinux:9postgis3.5.3-5.module_el9.8.0+236+2d3cbd4cALSA-2026:26203
AlmaLinux:9postgis-client3.6.1-2.module_el9.8.0+239+6fb51d38ALSA-2026:26204
AlmaLinux:9postgis-client3.5.3-5.module_el9.8.0+236+2d3cbd4cALSA-2026:26203
AlmaLinux:9postgis-docs3.5.3-5.module_el9.8.0+236+2d3cbd4cALSA-2026:26203
AlmaLinux:9postgis-docs3.6.1-2.module_el9.8.0+239+6fb51d38ALSA-2026:26204
AlmaLinux:9postgis-upgrade3.6.1-2.module_el9.8.0+239+6fb51d38ALSA-2026:26204
AlmaLinux:9postgis-upgrade3.5.3-5.module_el9.8.0+236+2d3cbd4cALSA-2026:26203
AlmaLinux:9postgis-utils3.5.3-5.module_el9.8.0+236+2d3cbd4cALSA-2026:26203
AlmaLinux:9postgis-utils3.6.1-2.module_el9.8.0+239+6fb51d38ALSA-2026:26204
AlmaLinux:8postgres-decoderbufs1.9.7-1.Final.module_el8.9.0+3706+885c732eALSA-2026:26181
AlmaLinux:8postgres-decoderbufs2.4.0-1.Final.module_el8.10.0+3798+606ebb9fALSA-2026:28143
AlmaLinux:9postgres-decoderbufs1.9.7-1.Final.module_el9.3.0+52+21733919ALSA-2026:28037
AlmaLinux:9postgres-decoderbufs2.4.0-1.Final.module_el9.4.0+66+eb9878bcALSA-2026:26203
AlmaLinux:9postgres-decoderbufs3.3.1-1.Final.module_el9.8.0+234+5456f35dALSA-2026:26204
AlmaLinux:10postgresql16.14-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27743
AlmaLinux:8postgresql15.18-1.module_el8.10.0+4195+4569d728ALSA-2026:26181
AlmaLinux:8postgresql16.14-1.module_el8.10.0+4199+bf03c564ALSA-2026:28143
AlmaLinux:9postgresql15.18-1.module_el9.8.0+267+7c71b4a4ALSA-2026:28037
AlmaLinux:9postgresql18.4-2.module_el9.8.0+280+5ad12178ALSA-2026:26204
AlmaLinux:9postgresql16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97ALSA-2026:26203
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-contrib16.14-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27743
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-contrib16.14-1.module_el8.10.0+4199+bf03c564ALSA-2026:28143
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-contrib15.18-1.module_el8.10.0+4195+4569d728ALSA-2026:26181
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-contrib15.18-1.module_el9.8.0+267+7c71b4a4ALSA-2026:28037
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-contrib18.4-2.module_el9.8.0+280+5ad12178ALSA-2026:26204
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-contrib16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97ALSA-2026:26203
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-docs16.14-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27743
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-docs15.18-1.module_el8.10.0+4195+4569d728ALSA-2026:26181
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-docs16.14-1.module_el8.10.0+4199+bf03c564ALSA-2026:28143
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-docs15.18-1.module_el9.8.0+267+7c71b4a4ALSA-2026:28037
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-docs16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97ALSA-2026:26203
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-docs18.4-2.module_el9.8.0+280+5ad12178ALSA-2026:26204
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-plperl16.14-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27743
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-plperl15.18-1.module_el8.10.0+4195+4569d728ALSA-2026:26181
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-plperl16.14-1.module_el8.10.0+4199+bf03c564ALSA-2026:28143
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-plperl18.4-2.module_el9.8.0+280+5ad12178ALSA-2026:26204
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-plperl15.18-1.module_el9.8.0+267+7c71b4a4ALSA-2026:28037
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-plperl16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97ALSA-2026:26203
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-plpython316.14-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27743
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-plpython316.14-1.module_el8.10.0+4199+bf03c564ALSA-2026:28143
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-plpython315.18-1.module_el8.10.0+4195+4569d728ALSA-2026:26181
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-plpython318.4-2.module_el9.8.0+280+5ad12178ALSA-2026:26204
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-plpython316.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97ALSA-2026:26203
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-plpython315.18-1.module_el9.8.0+267+7c71b4a4ALSA-2026:28037
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-pltcl16.14-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27743
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-pltcl15.18-1.module_el8.10.0+4195+4569d728ALSA-2026:26181
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-pltcl16.14-1.module_el8.10.0+4199+bf03c564ALSA-2026:28143
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-pltcl15.18-1.module_el9.8.0+267+7c71b4a4ALSA-2026:28037
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-pltcl16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97ALSA-2026:26203
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-pltcl18.4-2.module_el9.8.0+280+5ad12178ALSA-2026:26204
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-private-devel16.14-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27743
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-private-devel15.18-1.module_el8.10.0+4195+4569d728ALSA-2026:26181
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-private-devel16.14-1.module_el8.10.0+4199+bf03c564ALSA-2026:28143
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-private-devel18.4-2.module_el9.8.0+280+5ad12178ALSA-2026:26204
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-private-devel16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97ALSA-2026:26203
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-private-devel15.18-1.module_el9.8.0+267+7c71b4a4ALSA-2026:28037
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-private-libs16.14-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27743
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-private-libs15.18-1.module_el8.10.0+4195+4569d728ALSA-2026:26181
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-private-libs16.14-1.module_el8.10.0+4199+bf03c564ALSA-2026:28143
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-private-libs18.4-2.module_el9.8.0+280+5ad12178ALSA-2026:26204
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-private-libs16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97ALSA-2026:26203
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-private-libs15.18-1.module_el9.8.0+267+7c71b4a4ALSA-2026:28037
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-server16.14-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27743
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-server16.14-1.module_el8.10.0+4199+bf03c564ALSA-2026:28143
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-server15.18-1.module_el8.10.0+4195+4569d728ALSA-2026:26181
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-server18.4-2.module_el9.8.0+280+5ad12178ALSA-2026:26204
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-server16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97ALSA-2026:26203
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-server15.18-1.module_el9.8.0+267+7c71b4a4ALSA-2026:28037
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-server-devel16.14-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27743
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-server-devel16.14-1.module_el8.10.0+4199+bf03c564ALSA-2026:28143
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-server-devel15.18-1.module_el8.10.0+4195+4569d728ALSA-2026:26181
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-server-devel18.4-2.module_el9.8.0+280+5ad12178ALSA-2026:26204
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-server-devel16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97ALSA-2026:26203
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-server-devel15.18-1.module_el9.8.0+267+7c71b4a4ALSA-2026:28037
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-static16.14-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27743
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-static16.14-1.module_el8.10.0+4199+bf03c564ALSA-2026:28143
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-static15.18-1.module_el8.10.0+4195+4569d728ALSA-2026:26181
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-static15.18-1.module_el9.8.0+267+7c71b4a4ALSA-2026:28037
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-static16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97ALSA-2026:26203
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-static18.4-2.module_el9.8.0+280+5ad12178ALSA-2026:26204
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-test16.14-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27743
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-test16.14-1.module_el8.10.0+4199+bf03c564ALSA-2026:28143
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-test15.18-1.module_el8.10.0+4195+4569d728ALSA-2026:26181
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-test16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97ALSA-2026:26203
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-test18.4-2.module_el9.8.0+280+5ad12178ALSA-2026:26204
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-test15.18-1.module_el9.8.0+267+7c71b4a4ALSA-2026:28037
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-test-rpm-macros16.14-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27743
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-test-rpm-macros15.18-1.module_el8.10.0+4195+4569d728ALSA-2026:26181
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-test-rpm-macros16.14-1.module_el8.10.0+4199+bf03c564ALSA-2026:28143
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-test-rpm-macros16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97ALSA-2026:26203
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-test-rpm-macros18.4-2.module_el9.8.0+280+5ad12178ALSA-2026:26204
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-test-rpm-macros15.18-1.module_el9.8.0+267+7c71b4a4ALSA-2026:28037
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-upgrade16.14-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27743
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-upgrade16.14-1.module_el8.10.0+4199+bf03c564ALSA-2026:28143
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-upgrade15.18-1.module_el8.10.0+4195+4569d728ALSA-2026:26181
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-upgrade18.4-2.module_el9.8.0+280+5ad12178ALSA-2026:26204
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-upgrade15.18-1.module_el9.8.0+267+7c71b4a4ALSA-2026:28037
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-upgrade16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97ALSA-2026:26203
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-upgrade-devel16.14-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27743
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-upgrade-devel16.14-1.module_el8.10.0+4199+bf03c564ALSA-2026:28143
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-upgrade-devel15.18-1.module_el8.10.0+4195+4569d728ALSA-2026:26181
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-upgrade-devel16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97ALSA-2026:26203
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-upgrade-devel18.4-2.module_el9.8.0+280+5ad12178ALSA-2026:26204
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-upgrade-devel15.18-1.module_el9.8.0+267+7c71b4a4ALSA-2026:28037
AlmaLinux:10postgresql1818.4-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27742
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-contrib18.4-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27742
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-docs18.4-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27742
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-plperl18.4-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27742
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-plpython318.4-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27742
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-private-devel18.4-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27742
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-private-libs18.4-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27742
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-server18.4-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27742
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-server-devel18.4-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27742
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-static18.4-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27742
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-test18.4-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27742
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-test-rpm-macros18.4-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27742
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-upgrade18.4-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27742
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-upgrade-devel18.4-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:27742
Alpine:v3.20postgresql1515.18-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-6474
Alpine:v3.21postgresql1515.18-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-6474
Alpine:v3.22postgresql1515.18-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-6474
Alpine:v3.20postgresql1616.14-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-6474
Alpine:v3.21postgresql1616.14-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-6474
Alpine:v3.22postgresql1616.14-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-6474
Alpine:v3.23postgresql1616.14-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-6474
Alpine:v3.24postgresql1616.14-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-6474
Alpine:v3.21postgresql1717.10-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-6474
Alpine:v3.22postgresql1717.10-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-6474
Alpine:v3.23postgresql1717.10-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-6474
Alpine:v3.24postgresql1717.10-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-6474
Alpine:v3.23postgresql1818.4-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-6474
Alpine:v3.24postgresql1818.4-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-6474
Debian:12postgresql-1515.18-0+deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6474
Debian:13postgresql-1717.10-0+deb13u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6474
Debian:14postgresql-1818.4-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6474
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSpostgresql-1414.23-0ubuntu0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6474
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSpostgresql-1616.14-0ubuntu0.24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6474
Ubuntu:25.10postgresql-1717.10-0ubuntu0.25.10.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6474
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSpostgresql-1818.4-0ubuntu0.26.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6474

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a PostgreSQL 18 – before 18.417 – before 17.1016 – before 16.1415 – before 15.180 – before 14.23

Weakness: CWE-134 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References