Vulnerability · Published Nov 14, 2024 · Assigned by PostgreSQL

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

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-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 4.4% (higher than 91% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)4.4%top 8.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8pg_repack1.4.6-3.module_el8.9.0+3704+f1f917ceALSA-2024:10785
AlmaLinux:8pg_repack1.4.6-3.module_el8.6.0+2760+1746ec94ALSA-2024:10832
AlmaLinux:8pg_repack1.4.6-3.module_el8.6.0+2760+1746ec94ALSA-2024:10785
AlmaLinux:8pg_repack1.4.8-1.module_el8.10.0+3798+606ebb9fALSA-2024:10830
AlmaLinux:8pg_repack1.5.1-1.module_el8.10.0+3930+ecf33554ALSA-2024:10831
AlmaLinux:8pg_repack1.4.8-1.module_el8.9.0+3706+885c732eALSA-2024:10830
AlmaLinux:8pg_repack1.4.6-3.module_el8.9.0+3704+f1f917ceALSA-2024:10832
AlmaLinux:9pg_repack1.5.1-1.module_el9.5.0+127+50ff03a9ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:9pg_repack1.5.1-1.module_el9.5.0+128+1095dce2ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:9pg_repack1.4.8-2.module_el9.5.0+120+4533eb20ALSA-2024:10787
AlmaLinux:8pgaudit1.4.0-7.module_el8.10.0+3889+48cb11fb.alma.1ALSA-2024:10785
AlmaLinux:8pgaudit1.5.0-1.module_el8.6.0+2760+1746ec94ALSA-2024:10832
AlmaLinux:8pgaudit1.5.0-1.module_el8.6.0+3095+ee60d910ALSA-2024:10832
AlmaLinux:8pgaudit16.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3798+606ebb9fALSA-2024:10831
AlmaLinux:8pgaudit1.4.0-7.module_el8.9.0+3740+0e74851f.alma.1ALSA-2024:10785
AlmaLinux:8pgaudit1.7.0-1.module_el8.9.0+3706+885c732eALSA-2024:10830
AlmaLinux:9pgaudit16.0-1.module_el9.4.0+66+eb9878bcALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:9pgaudit1.7.0-1.module_el9.3.0+52+21733919ALSA-2024:10787
AlmaLinux:9pgvector0.6.2-1.module_el9.5.0+120+4533eb20ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:8postgres-decoderbufs0.10.0-2.module_el8.9.0+3704+f1f917ceALSA-2024:10832
AlmaLinux:8postgres-decoderbufs2.4.0-1.Final.module_el8.10.0+3798+606ebb9fALSA-2024:10831
AlmaLinux:8postgres-decoderbufs0.10.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2760+1746ec94ALSA-2024:10785
AlmaLinux:8postgres-decoderbufs0.10.0-2.module_el8.6.0+3095+ee60d910ALSA-2024:10785
AlmaLinux:8postgres-decoderbufs0.10.0-2.module_el8.9.0+3704+f1f917ceALSA-2024:10785
AlmaLinux:8postgres-decoderbufs0.10.0-2.module_el8.6.0+3095+ee60d910ALSA-2024:10832
AlmaLinux:8postgres-decoderbufs1.9.7-1.Final.module_el8.9.0+3706+885c732eALSA-2024:10830
AlmaLinux:8postgres-decoderbufs0.10.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2760+1746ec94ALSA-2024:10832
AlmaLinux:9postgres-decoderbufs2.4.0-1.Final.module_el9.4.0+66+eb9878bcALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:9postgres-decoderbufs1.9.7-1.Final.module_el9.3.0+52+21733919ALSA-2024:10787
AlmaLinux:8postgresql15.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3929+38258aa5ALSA-2024:10830
AlmaLinux:8postgresql16.6-1.module_el8.10.0+3930+ecf33554ALSA-2024:10831
AlmaLinux:8postgresql13.18-1.module_el8.10.0+3928+8233d274ALSA-2024:10832
AlmaLinux:8postgresql12.22-1.module_el8.10.0+3927+7f0fab70ALSA-2024:10785
AlmaLinux:9postgresql13.18-1.el9_5ALSA-2024:10791
AlmaLinux:9postgresql16.6-1.module_el9.5.0+128+1095dce2ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:9postgresql16.6-1.module_el9.5.0+127+50ff03a9ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:9postgresql15.10-1.module_el9.5.0+126+03d48c9fALSA-2024:10787
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-contrib12.22-1.module_el8.10.0+3927+7f0fab70ALSA-2024:10785
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-contrib15.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3929+38258aa5ALSA-2024:10830
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-contrib16.6-1.module_el8.10.0+3930+ecf33554ALSA-2024:10831
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-contrib13.18-1.module_el8.10.0+3928+8233d274ALSA-2024:10832
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-contrib16.6-1.module_el9.5.0+128+1095dce2ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-contrib16.6-1.module_el9.5.0+127+50ff03a9ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-contrib13.18-1.el9_5ALSA-2024:10791
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-contrib15.10-1.module_el9.5.0+126+03d48c9fALSA-2024:10787
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-docs12.22-1.module_el8.10.0+3927+7f0fab70ALSA-2024:10785
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-docs13.18-1.module_el8.10.0+3928+8233d274ALSA-2024:10832
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-docs16.6-1.module_el8.10.0+3930+ecf33554ALSA-2024:10831
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-docs15.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3929+38258aa5ALSA-2024:10830
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-docs13.18-1.el9_5ALSA-2024:10791
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-docs15.10-1.module_el9.5.0+126+03d48c9fALSA-2024:10787
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-docs16.6-1.module_el9.5.0+127+50ff03a9ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-docs16.6-1.module_el9.5.0+128+1095dce2ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-plperl12.22-1.module_el8.10.0+3927+7f0fab70ALSA-2024:10785
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-plperl13.18-1.module_el8.10.0+3928+8233d274ALSA-2024:10832
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-plperl15.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3929+38258aa5ALSA-2024:10830
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-plperl16.6-1.module_el8.10.0+3930+ecf33554ALSA-2024:10831
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-plperl15.10-1.module_el9.5.0+126+03d48c9fALSA-2024:10787
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-plperl13.18-1.el9_5ALSA-2024:10791
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-plperl16.6-1.module_el9.5.0+127+50ff03a9ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-plpython313.18-1.module_el8.10.0+3928+8233d274ALSA-2024:10832
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-plpython315.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3929+38258aa5ALSA-2024:10830
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-plpython316.6-1.module_el8.10.0+3930+ecf33554ALSA-2024:10831
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-plpython312.22-1.module_el8.10.0+3927+7f0fab70ALSA-2024:10785
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-plpython315.10-1.module_el9.5.0+126+03d48c9fALSA-2024:10787
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-plpython316.6-1.module_el9.5.0+127+50ff03a9ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-plpython316.6-1.module_el9.5.0+128+1095dce2ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-plpython313.18-1.el9_5ALSA-2024:10791
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-pltcl16.6-1.module_el8.10.0+3930+ecf33554ALSA-2024:10831
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-pltcl12.22-1.module_el8.10.0+3927+7f0fab70ALSA-2024:10785
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-pltcl15.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3929+38258aa5ALSA-2024:10830
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-pltcl13.18-1.module_el8.10.0+3928+8233d274ALSA-2024:10832
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-pltcl15.10-1.module_el9.5.0+126+03d48c9fALSA-2024:10787
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-pltcl13.18-1.el9_5ALSA-2024:10791
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-pltcl16.6-1.module_el9.5.0+128+1095dce2ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-private-devel15.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3929+38258aa5ALSA-2024:10830
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-private-devel16.6-1.module_el8.10.0+3930+ecf33554ALSA-2024:10831
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-private-devel15.10-1.module_el9.5.0+126+03d48c9fALSA-2024:10787
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-private-devel13.18-1.el9_5ALSA-2024:10791
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-private-devel16.6-1.module_el9.5.0+128+1095dce2ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-private-devel16.6-1.module_el9.5.0+127+50ff03a9ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-private-libs16.6-1.module_el8.10.0+3930+ecf33554ALSA-2024:10831
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-private-libs15.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3929+38258aa5ALSA-2024:10830
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-private-libs16.6-1.module_el9.5.0+128+1095dce2ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-private-libs16.6-1.module_el9.5.0+127+50ff03a9ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-private-libs15.10-1.module_el9.5.0+126+03d48c9fALSA-2024:10787
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-private-libs13.18-1.el9_5ALSA-2024:10791
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-server16.6-1.module_el8.10.0+3930+ecf33554ALSA-2024:10831
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-server13.18-1.module_el8.10.0+3928+8233d274ALSA-2024:10832
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-server12.22-1.module_el8.10.0+3927+7f0fab70ALSA-2024:10785
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-server15.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3929+38258aa5ALSA-2024:10830
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-server16.6-1.module_el9.5.0+128+1095dce2ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-server16.6-1.module_el9.5.0+127+50ff03a9ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-server15.10-1.module_el9.5.0+126+03d48c9fALSA-2024:10787
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-server13.18-1.el9_5ALSA-2024:10791
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-server-devel12.22-1.module_el8.10.0+3927+7f0fab70ALSA-2024:10785
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-server-devel16.6-1.module_el8.10.0+3930+ecf33554ALSA-2024:10831
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-server-devel15.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3929+38258aa5ALSA-2024:10830
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-server-devel13.18-1.module_el8.10.0+3928+8233d274ALSA-2024:10832
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-server-devel13.18-1.el9_5ALSA-2024:10791
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-server-devel16.6-1.module_el9.5.0+127+50ff03a9ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-server-devel16.6-1.module_el9.5.0+128+1095dce2ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-server-devel15.10-1.module_el9.5.0+126+03d48c9fALSA-2024:10787
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-static16.6-1.module_el8.10.0+3930+ecf33554ALSA-2024:10831
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-static13.18-1.module_el8.10.0+3928+8233d274ALSA-2024:10832
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-static12.22-1.module_el8.10.0+3927+7f0fab70ALSA-2024:10785
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-static15.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3929+38258aa5ALSA-2024:10830
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-static16.6-1.module_el9.5.0+127+50ff03a9ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-static15.10-1.module_el9.5.0+126+03d48c9fALSA-2024:10787
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-static16.6-1.module_el9.5.0+128+1095dce2ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-static13.18-1.el9_5ALSA-2024:10791
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-test16.6-1.module_el8.10.0+3930+ecf33554ALSA-2024:10831
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-test13.18-1.module_el8.10.0+3928+8233d274ALSA-2024:10832
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-test12.22-1.module_el8.10.0+3927+7f0fab70ALSA-2024:10785
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-test15.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3929+38258aa5ALSA-2024:10830
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-test16.6-1.module_el9.5.0+128+1095dce2ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-test13.18-1.el9_5ALSA-2024:10791
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-test16.6-1.module_el9.5.0+127+50ff03a9ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-test15.10-1.module_el9.5.0+126+03d48c9fALSA-2024:10787
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-test-rpm-macros16.6-1.module_el8.10.0+3930+ecf33554ALSA-2024:10831
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-test-rpm-macros12.22-1.module_el8.10.0+3927+7f0fab70ALSA-2024:10785
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-test-rpm-macros15.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3929+38258aa5ALSA-2024:10830
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-test-rpm-macros13.18-1.module_el8.10.0+3928+8233d274ALSA-2024:10832
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-test-rpm-macros16.6-1.module_el9.5.0+127+50ff03a9ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-test-rpm-macros15.10-1.module_el9.5.0+126+03d48c9fALSA-2024:10787
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-test-rpm-macros13.18-1.el9_5ALSA-2024:10791
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-upgrade12.22-1.module_el8.10.0+3927+7f0fab70ALSA-2024:10785
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-upgrade15.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3929+38258aa5ALSA-2024:10830
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-upgrade16.6-1.module_el8.10.0+3930+ecf33554ALSA-2024:10831
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-upgrade13.18-1.module_el8.10.0+3928+8233d274ALSA-2024:10832
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-upgrade16.6-1.module_el9.5.0+127+50ff03a9ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-upgrade15.10-1.module_el9.5.0+126+03d48c9fALSA-2024:10787
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-upgrade13.18-1.el9_5ALSA-2024:10791
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-upgrade16.6-1.module_el9.5.0+128+1095dce2ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-upgrade-devel16.6-1.module_el8.10.0+3930+ecf33554ALSA-2024:10831
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-upgrade-devel13.18-1.module_el8.10.0+3928+8233d274ALSA-2024:10832
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-upgrade-devel15.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3929+38258aa5ALSA-2024:10830
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-upgrade-devel12.22-1.module_el8.10.0+3927+7f0fab70ALSA-2024:10785
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-upgrade-devel13.18-1.el9_5ALSA-2024:10791
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-upgrade-devel15.10-1.module_el9.5.0+126+03d48c9fALSA-2024:10787
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-upgrade-devel16.6-1.module_el9.5.0+128+1095dce2ALSA-2024:10788
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-upgrade-devel16.6-1.module_el9.5.0+127+50ff03a9ALSA-2024:10788
Alpine:v3.20postgresql1414.14-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-10979
Alpine:v3.20postgresql1515.9-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-10979
Alpine:v3.21postgresql1515.9-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-10979
Alpine:v3.22postgresql1515.9-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-10979
Alpine:v3.20postgresql1616.5-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-10979
Alpine:v3.21postgresql1616.5-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-10979
Alpine:v3.22postgresql1616.5-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-10979
Alpine:v3.23postgresql1616.5-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-10979
Alpine:v3.24postgresql1616.5-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-10979
Alpine:v3.21postgresql1717.1-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-10979
Alpine:v3.22postgresql1717.1-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-10979
Alpine:v3.23postgresql1717.1-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-10979
Alpine:v3.24postgresql1717.1-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-10979
Debian:12postgresql-1515.9-0+deb12u1DSA-5812-1
Debian:12postgresql-1515.9-0+deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-10979
Debian:13postgresql-1717.1-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-10979
Rocky Linux:8pg_repack0:1.4.8-1.module+el8.10.0+1622+bd25b19cRLSA-2024:10830
Rocky Linux:8pg_repack0:1.5.1-1.module+el8.10.0+1900+d7340343RLSA-2024:10831
Rocky Linux:8pg_repack0:1.4.6-3.module+el8.10.0+1862+29bef648RLSA-2024:10785
Rocky Linux:9pg_repack0:1.5.1-1.module+el9.5.0+30638+72f697e1RLSA-2024:10788
Rocky Linux:9pg_repack0:1.4.8-2.module+el9.5.0+30637+4391fccaRLSA-2024:10787
Rocky Linux:8pgaudit0:1.4.0-7.module+el8.9.0+1735+a332307bRLSA-2024:10785
Rocky Linux:8pgaudit0:1.7.0-1.module+el8.9.0+1525+fc91df60RLSA-2024:10830
Rocky Linux:8pgaudit0:16.0-1.module+el8.10.0+1622+bd25b19cRLSA-2024:10831
Rocky Linux:9pgaudit0:1.7.0-1.module+el9.5.0+30637+4391fccaRLSA-2024:10787
Rocky Linux:9pgaudit0:16.0-1.module+el9.5.0+30638+72f697e1RLSA-2024:10788
Rocky Linux:9pgvector0:0.6.2-1.module+el9.5.0+30638+72f697e1RLSA-2024:10788
Rocky Linux:8postgres-decoderbufs0:2.4.0-1.Final.module+el8.10.0+1622+bd25b19cRLSA-2024:10831
Rocky Linux:8postgres-decoderbufs0:0.10.0-2.module+el8.10.0+1862+29bef648RLSA-2024:10785
Rocky Linux:8postgres-decoderbufs0:1.9.7-1.Final.module+el8.9.0+1525+fc91df60RLSA-2024:10830
Rocky Linux:9postgres-decoderbufs0:2.4.0-1.Final.module+el9.5.0+30638+72f697e1RLSA-2024:10788
Rocky Linux:9postgres-decoderbufs0:1.9.7-1.Final.module+el9.5.0+30637+4391fccaRLSA-2024:10787
Rocky Linux:8postgresql0:12.22-1.module+el8.10.0+1897+c7883fdeRLSA-2024:10785
Rocky Linux:8postgresql0:15.10-1.module+el8.10.0+1899+05bbdd2cRLSA-2024:10830
Rocky Linux:8postgresql0:16.6-1.module+el8.10.0+1900+d7340343RLSA-2024:10831
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSpostgresql-1414.15-0ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-7132-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSpostgresql-1414.15-0ubuntu0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-10979
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSpostgresql-1616.6-0ubuntu0.24.04.1USN-7132-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSpostgresql-1616.6-0ubuntu0.24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-10979

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a PostgreSQL 17 – before 17.116 – before 16.515 – before 15.914 – before 14.1413 – before 13.170 – before 12.21

Weakness: CWE-15 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References