CVE-2026-6479

About vulnerability

Uncontrolled recursion in PostgreSQL SSL and GSS negotiation allows an attacker able to connect to a PostgreSQL AF_UNIX socket to achieve sustained denial of service. If SSL and GSS are both disabled, an attacker can do the same via access to a PostgreSQL TCP socket. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected.

Affected product:

AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU , Alpine Linux 3.22 , Alpine Linux 3.23 , Amazon Linux 2 ELS , CentOS 7 ELS , Debian 10 ELS , Debian 12 , Debian 13 , Oracle Linux 7 ELS , RHEL 7 ELS , RHEL 8 ELS , TuxCare 9.6 ESU , Ubuntu 16.04 ELS , Ubuntu 18.04 ELS , Ubuntu 20.04 ELS

Affected packages:

postgresql @ 13.23 (+27 more)

Uncontrolled recursion in PostgreSQL SSL and GSS negotiation allows an attacker able to connect to a PostgreSQL AF_UNIX socket to achieve sustained denial of service. If SSL and GSS are both disabled, an attacker can do the same via access to a PostgreSQL TCP socket. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected.