Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting libpq package, versions [,14.22)[15.3,15.17)[16.8,16.13)
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- published16 Feb 2026
- disclosed12 Feb 2026
- creditTeam Xint Code
Introduced: 12 Feb 2026
CVE-2026-2005 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade libpq to version 14.22, 15.17, 16.13 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow via the pgp_pub_decrypt_bytea(), which missing a safeguard for the session key length read from the message data, that can be given in input of pgp_pub_decrypt_bytea(). An attacker can execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database by supplying a crafted ciphertext to the affected component.