Improper Validation of Array Index Affecting libpq package, versions [,14.22)[15.3,15.17)[16.8,16.13)
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- published16 Feb 2026
- disclosed12 Feb 2026
- creditPaul Gerste, Moritz Sanft
Introduced: 12 Feb 2026
CVE-2026-2006 (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 Improper Validation of Array Index via improper validation of multibyte character length in text manipulation. An attacker can execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database by issuing specially crafted queries that trigger a buffer overrun.