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PostgreSQL: Mehrere Schwachstellen

WID-SEC-2024-3475 · first 15.11.2024 · updated 22.10.2026 · CVSS 8,8

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What it is about

PostgreSQL ist eine frei verfügbare Datenbank für unterschiedliche Betriebssysteme. Ein entfernter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in PostgreSQL ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren oder vertrauliche Informationen preiszugeben.

Under what conditions?

Over the network.

What can happen in the worst case

An attacker could use the vulnerability to

  • beliebigen Code auszuführen
  • Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen
  • Daten zu manipulieren oder vertrauliche Informationen preiszugeben

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

  • Debian Linux
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Gentoo Linux
  • IBM Business Automation Workflow
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • RESF Rocky Linux
  • Broadcom Brocade SANnav
  • Open Source PostgreSQL <17.1

and 20 more

The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.

What helps?

Update to at least:

  • Open Source PostgreSQL 17.1
  • Open Source PostgreSQL 16.5
  • Open Source PostgreSQL 15.9
  • Open Source PostgreSQL 14.14
  • Open Source PostgreSQL 13.17
  • Open Source PostgreSQL 12.21
  • IBM Storage Scale 6.1.9.5
  • IBM Storage Scale 6.2.2.0
  • IBM Sterling Connect:Direct 6.1.0.27
  • IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5.0 UP11
  • Progress Software WS_FTP 8.8.10
  • Progress Software WS_FTP 9.0.1

Is the vulnerability already being exploited?

None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.

Information and sources

and 60 more sources in the original advisory

CVE: CVE-2024-10976, CVE-2024-10977, CVE-2024-10978, CVE-2024-10979

Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.

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