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Echo: postgresql-13: security update to 13.17postgresql-17: security update to 17.1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 457695

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Incorrect control of environment variables in PostgreSQL PL/Perl allows an unprivileged database user to
 change sensitive process environment variables (e.g. PATH). That often suffices to enable arbitrary code
 execution, even if the attacker lacks a database server operating system user. Versions before PostgreSQL
 17.1, 16.5, 15.9, 14.14, 13.17, and 12.21 are affected. (CVE-2024-10979)

Solution

Update the postgresql-13 library and its related packages to version 13.17 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2024-10979

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 457695

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 96.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-10979

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/20/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/12/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-10979