| Name | CVE-2024-10979 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-5812-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql-13 (PTS) | bullseye | 13.16-0+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security) | 13.17-0+deb11u1 | vulnerable | |
| postgresql-15 (PTS) | bookworm | 15.8-0+deb12u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm (security) | 15.9-0+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| postgresql-16 (PTS) | sid, trixie | 16.4-3 | vulnerable |
| postgresql-17 (PTS) | trixie | 17.0-1 | vulnerable |
| sid | 17.1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql-13 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | |||
| postgresql-15 | source | bookworm | 15.9-0+deb12u1 | DSA-5812-1 | ||
| postgresql-15 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | |||
| postgresql-16 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | |||
| postgresql-17 | source | (unstable) | 17.1-1 |
https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2024-10979/