CVE-2026-6478 Affecting libpq-debugsource package, versions <0:13.23-2.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-LIBPQDEBUGSOURCE-17458589
  • published25 Jun 2026
  • disclosed14 May 2026

Introduced: 14 May 2026

CVE-2026-6478  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 libpq-debugsource to version 0:13.23-2.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2026:27738.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libpq-debugsource package and not the libpq-debugsource package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Covert timing channel in comparison of MD5-hashed password in PostgreSQL authentication allows an attacker to recover user credentials sufficient to authenticate. This does not affect scram-sha-256 passwords, the default in all supported releases. However, current databases may have MD5-hashed passwords originating in upgrades from PostgreSQL 13 or earlier. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1