RockyLinux 8 : postgresql:16 (RLSA-2026:28143)

high Nessus Plugin ID 322209

Synopsis

The remote RockyLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:28143 advisory.

* 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 (CVE-2026-6473)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 322209

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-28143.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 6/23/2026

Updated: 6/23/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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

CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:pgaudit, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:pgaudit-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:pg_repack, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgres-decoderbufs-debugsource, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:pgaudit-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgres-decoderbufs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:pg_repack-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:pg_repack-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/23/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/14/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-6473, CVE-2026-6478

Detections

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