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AlmaLinux 9.2 [TuxCare] Security Update: postgresql / postgresql-contrib / postgresql-docs / etc (ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2026:1787672624)

high Nessus Plugin ID 352979

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Synopsis

The AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The AlmaLinux 9.2 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2026:1787672624 advisory.

 - Heap buffer overflow in PostgreSQL to_char(timestamptz) allows the party choosing the timezone to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database, via a long POSIX timezone abbreviation.
 Versions before PostgreSQL 18.6, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected. (CVE-2026-14669)

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

Solution

Update the affected packages based on the guidance in TuxCare advisory ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2026:1787672624.

See Also

https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2026:1787672624

http://www.nessus.org/u?065d466c

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 352979

File Name: tuxcare_alma_linux_9.2_CLSA-2026-1787672624.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 9/30/2026

Updated: 9/30/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 96.51

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

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-2026-14669

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

Required KB Items: Host/OS/extended-third-party, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/25/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-14669

CLSA: 2026:1787672624