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Oracle Linux 8 : postgresql:12 (ELSA-2026-72274)

🗓️ 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Remote denial of service in PostgreSQL via uncontrolled recursion during SSL/GSS init.

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#
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
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ELSA-2026-72274 advisory.

    - add postgresql-CVE-2026-18408.patch
    - apply backport-of-the-patch-to-fix-CVE-2025-8714.patch
    - Resolves: CVE-2026-14662, CVE-2026-14664, CVE-2026-14668, CVE-2026-14669
    - Resolves: CVE-2026-14670, CVE-2026-14671, CVE-2026-14677, CVE-2026-14679
    - Resolves: CVE-2026-14680, CVE-2026-15742, CVE-2026-16239, CVE-2026-19385
    - Resolves: CVE-2026-6464, CVE-2026-6471
    - Apply patch for CVE-2026-6479 in prep section
    - Resolves: CVE-2026-6479
    - Backport fix for CVE-2026-6479 from PostgreSQL 14.23
      (SSL/GSS init causes denial of service via uncontrolled recursion)
    - Resolves: CVE-2026-6479
    - Backport fix for CVE-2026-6478 from PostgreSQL 14.23
    - Backport fixes for CVE-2026-6637, CVE-2026-6477, CVE-2026-6475, CVE-2026-6473
    - Fix CVE-2026-2004 CVE-2026-2005 CVE-2026-2006
    - Backport CVE-2025-8715

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/09/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/09/30");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-pltcl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-server");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-static");
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}


include('rpm2.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || !pregmatch(pattern: "Oracle (?:Linux Server|Enterprise Linux)", string:os_product)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Oracle Linux');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Oracle Linux');
if (! preg(pattern:"^8([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Oracle Linux 8.x', 'Oracle Linux ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Oracle Linux', cpu);

var module_ver = get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/appstream/postgresql');
if (isnull(module_ver)) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'Module postgresql:12');
if ('12' >!< module_ver) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, 'Module postgresql:' + module_ver);

var constraints = {
  'postgresql:12': [
    {
      'release': '8',
      'pkgs': [
        {'reference':'postgresql-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'postgresql-contrib-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'postgresql-docs-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'postgresql-plperl-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'postgresql-plpython3-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'postgresql-pltcl-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'postgresql-server-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'postgresql-server-devel-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'postgresql-static-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'postgresql-test-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'postgresql-test-rpm-macros-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'postgresql-upgrade-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'postgresql-upgrade-devel-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'postgresql-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'postgresql-contrib-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'postgresql-docs-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'postgresql-plperl-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'postgresql-plpython3-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'postgresql-pltcl-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'postgresql-server-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'postgresql-server-devel-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'postgresql-static-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'postgresql-test-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'postgresql-test-rpm-macros-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'postgresql-upgrade-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'postgresql-upgrade-devel-12.22-12.module+el8.10.0+91045+f9258fff', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
      ]
    }
  ]
};

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
var appstreams_found = 0;
var appstream;
var appstream_name;
var appstream_version;
foreach var module (keys(constraints)) {
  appstream = NULL;
  appstream_name = NULL;
  appstream_version = NULL;
  appstream_split = split(module, sep:':', keep:FALSE);
  if (!empty_or_null(appstream_split)) {
    appstream_name = appstream_split[0];
    appstream_version = appstream_split[1];
    if (!empty_or_null(appstream_name)) appstream = get_one_kb_item('Host/RedHat/appstream/' + appstream_name);
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(appstream) && appstream_version == appstream || appstream_name == 'all') {
    appstreams_found++;
    foreach var module_array ( constraints[module] ) {
      # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
      if (!empty_or_null(module_array['release'])){
        if (module_array['release'] != os_release) continue;
      }
      if (!empty_or_null(module_array['sp'])){
        if (module_array['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
      }
      foreach var package_array ( module_array['pkgs'] ) {
        reference = NULL;
        sp = NULL;
        _cpu = NULL;
        el_string = NULL;
        rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
        epoch = NULL;
        allowmaj = NULL;
        exists_check = NULL;
        cves = NULL;
        if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
        if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
        if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
        if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
        if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
        if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
        if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
        if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
        if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
        if (reference &&
            (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
            rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
      }
    }
  }
}

if (!appstreams_found) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'Module postgresql:12');

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'postgresql / postgresql-contrib / postgresql-docs / etc');
}

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01 Oct 2026 00:00Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
CVSS 3.18.8
EPSS0.01352
SSVC
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