CVE-2026-15742 Affecting postgis-upgrade package, versions <0:3.5.3-6.module+el9.8.0+91036+1d936f05


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.56% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-POSTGISUPGRADE-19885567
  • published17 Sept 2026
  • disclosed13 Aug 2026

Introduced: 13 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-15742  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 postgis-upgrade to version 0:3.5.3-6.module+el9.8.0+91036+1d936f05 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-67491.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgis-upgrade package and not the postgis-upgrade package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer wraparound in PostgreSQL fuzzystrmatch allows a user to direct writes to a huge range of addresses, executing arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database, via extreme inputs to SQL function levenshtein() or levenshtein_less_equal(). Versions before PostgreSQL 18.6, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.

CVSS Base Scores

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