BIT-APR-UTIL-2025-49506 Apache Portable Runtime Utility: apr_password_validate() vulnerable to timing attack

APR-util versions 1.6.3 and earlier function aprpasswordvalidate was not constant-time with regards to hashes or passwords comparisons, potentially leaking their content via a side channel timing attack particularly on platforms without crypt such as Windows, BeOS, NetWare, or Android. Users are...

AZL-94628 CVE-2025-49506 affecting package apr-util for versions less than 1.6.3-3

APR-util versions 1.6.3 and earlier function aprpasswordvalidate was not constant-time with regards to hashes or passwords comparisons, potentially leaking their content via a side channel timing attack particularly on platforms without crypt such as Windows, BeOS, NetWare, or Android. Users are...

MiracleLinux 9 : postgresql:16 (AXSA:2026-1358:01)

The remote MiracleLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2026-1358:01 advisory. postgresql: PostgreSQL: Operating system account hijack via symlink following in pgbasebackup and pgrewind CVE-2026-6475 postgresql: PostgreSQL libp...

USN-8601-1: PAM vulnerability

It was discovered that PAM had a timing discrepancy in the pamuserdb module when comparing plaintext passwords. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information by measuring response-timing differences during repeated authentication attempts...

SUSE-SU-2026:22896-1 Security update for pam

This update for pam fixes the following issue - CVE-2026-54411: timing discrepancy in the pamuserdb module's plaintext-password comparison bsc1268290...

SUSE SLED15: pam / pam-32bit / pam-devel / pam-devel-32bit / pam-doc / pam-extra / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:3163-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLEDSAP15 / SLES15 / SLESSAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:3163-1 advisory. This update for pam fixes the following issue - CVE-2026-54411: timing discrepancy in the pamuserdb module's...

openSUSE 16 Security Update : pam (openSUSE-SU-2026:21320-1)

The remote openSUSE 16 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the openSUSE- SU-2026:21320-1 advisory. This update for pam fixes the following issue - CVE-2026-54411: timing discrepancy in the pamuserdb module's plaintext-password comparison bsc1268290...

RHEL 8 : postgresql:12 (RHSA-2026:34362)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:34362 advisory. PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system DBMS. Security Fixes: postgresql: PostgreSQL: Operating system accou...

postgresql: PostgreSQL: Credential recovery via covert timing channel in MD5 password comparison

A flaw was found in PostgreSQL. This vulnerability, a covert timing channel, exists in the comparison of MD5-hashed passwords during authentication. A remote attacker could exploit this to recover user credentials, gaining unauthorized access to the database. This issue specifically impacts...

AlmaLinux 8 : postgresql:12 (ALSA-2026:28999)

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2026:28999 advisory. postgresql: PostgreSQL: Credential recovery via covert timing channel in MD5 password comparison CVE-2026-6478 postgresql: integer overflow can cause an...

RLSA-2026:28999 Important: postgresql:12 security update

PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system DBMS. Security Fixes: postgresql: PostgreSQL: Credential recovery via covert timing channel in MD5 password comparison CVE-2026-6478 postgresql: integer overflow can cause an undersized allocation and an out-of-bounds write...

AlmaLinux 8 : postgresql:13 (ALSA-2026:28208)

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2026:28208 advisory. postgresql: PostgreSQL: Credential recovery via covert timing channel in MD5 password comparison CVE-2026-6478 Tenable has extracted the preceding description blo...

RLSA-2026:28143 Important: postgresql:16 security update

PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system DBMS. Security Fixes: postgresql: PostgreSQL: Credential recovery via covert timing channel in MD5 password comparison CVE-2026-6478 postgresql: integer overflow can cause an undersized allocation and an out-of-bounds write...

postgresql:16 security update

An update is available for postgres-decoderbufs, module.postgres-decoderbufs, postgresql, module.pgaudit, module.pgrepack, pgaudit, pgrepack, module.postgresql. This update affects Rocky Linux 8. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is...

ALSA-2026:28143 Important: postgresql:16 security update

PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system DBMS. Security Fixes: postgresql: PostgreSQL: Credential recovery via covert timing channel in MD5 password comparison CVE-2026-6478 postgresql: integer overflow can cause an undersized allocation and an out-of-bounds write...

ALSA-2026:28208 Important: postgresql:13 security update

PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system DBMS. Security Fixes: postgresql: PostgreSQL: Credential recovery via covert timing channel in MD5 password comparison CVE-2026-6478 For more details about the security issues, including the impact, a CVSS score,...

ALSA-2026:27741 Important: postgresql security update

PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system DBMS. Security Fixes: postgresql: PostgreSQL: Operating system account hijack via symlink following in pgbasebackup and pgrewind CVE-2026-6475 postgresql: PostgreSQL libpq: Buffer overflow allows server superuser to overwrite...

Important: postgresql:15 security update

PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system DBMS. Security Fixes: postgresql: PostgreSQL: Credential recovery via covert timing channel in MD5 password comparison CVE-2026-6478 postgresql: integer overflow can cause an undersized allocation and an out-of-bounds write...

OESA-2026-2539 memcached security update

memcached is a high-performance, distributed memory object caching system, generic in nature, but intended for use in speeding up dynamic web applications by alleviating database load. Security Fixes: In memcached before 1.6.42, username data for SASL password database authentication has a timing...

CVE-2026-6478

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...