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Echo: postgresql-17: security update to 17.10

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 458286

Description

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

 - SQL injection in PostgreSQL logical replication ALTER SUBSCRIPTION ... REFRESH PUBLICATION allows a
 subscriber table creator to execute arbitrary SQL with the subscription's publication-side credentials.
 The attack takes effect at the next REFRESH PUBLICATION. Within major versions 16, 17, and 18, minor
 versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, and 16.14 are affected. Versions before PostgreSQL 16 are
 unaffected. (CVE-2026-6638)

Solution

Update the postgresql-17 library and its related packages to version 17.10 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-6638

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 458286

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-6638

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/14/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-6638