K000162463: PostgreSQL vulnerability CVE-2026-6478

Security Advisory Description 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...

UBUNTU-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...

CVE-2026-6478

PostgreSQL is vulnerable to a covert timing channel during the comparison of MD5-hashed passwords in the authentication process. This flaw allows an attacker to recover user credentials, providing sufficient information to authenticate. This vulnerability specifically impacts databases containing...