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Echo: postgresql-15: security update to 15.18postgresql-17: security update to 17.10

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 458144

Description

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

 - Integer wraparound in multiple PostgreSQL server features allows an unprivileged database user to cause
 the server to undersize an allocation and write out-of-bounds. This may execute arbitrary code as the
 operating system user running the database. In applications that pass gigabyte-scale user inputs to the
 relevant database functions, the application input provider may achieve a segmentation fault. Versions
 before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected. (CVE-2026-6473)

Solution

Update the postgresql-15 library and its related packages to version 15.18 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-6473

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 458144

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-2026-6473

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-2026-6473