{
  "threat_severity" : "Important",
  "public_date" : "2026-05-14T13:00:13Z",
  "bugzilla" : {
    "description" : "postgresql: PostgreSQL: Credential recovery via covert timing channel in MD5 password comparison",
    "id" : "2477447",
    "url" : "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2477447"
  },
  "cvss3" : {
    "cvss3_base_score" : "8.2",
    "cvss3_scoring_vector" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N",
    "status" : "verified"
  },
  "cwe" : "CWE-385",
  "details" : [ "Covert timing channel in comparison of MD5-hashed password in PostgreSQL authentication allows an attacker to recover user credentials sufficient to authenticate.  This does not affect scram-sha-256 passwords, the default in all supported releases.  However, current databases may have MD5-hashed passwords originating in upgrades from PostgreSQL 13 or earlier.  Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected.", "A flaw was found in PostgreSQL. This vulnerability, a covert timing channel, exists in the comparison of MD5-hashed passwords during authentication. A remote attacker could exploit this to recover user credentials, gaining unauthorized access to the database. This issue specifically impacts databases that retain MD5-hashed passwords from upgrades of PostgreSQL 13 or earlier." ],
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    "release_date" : "2026-06-22T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:27742",
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    "package" : "postgresql18-0:18.4-1.el10_2"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10",
    "release_date" : "2026-06-22T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:27743",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.2",
    "package" : "postgresql16-0:16.14-1.el10_2"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support",
    "release_date" : "2026-06-22T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:27718",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0",
    "package" : "postgresql16-0:16.14-1.el10_0"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support",
    "release_date" : "2026-08-03T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:49521",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7",
    "package" : "postgresql-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.6"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
    "release_date" : "2026-06-16T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:26181",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8",
    "package" : "postgresql:15-8100020260605152259.489197e6"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
    "release_date" : "2026-06-22T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:27738",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8",
    "package" : "libpq-0:13.23-2.el8_10"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
    "release_date" : "2026-06-23T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:28143",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8",
    "package" : "postgresql:16-8100020260530205218.489197e6"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
    "release_date" : "2026-06-23T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:28208",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8",
    "package" : "postgresql:13-8100020260605152256.489197e6"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
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    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On",
    "release_date" : "2026-07-01T00:00:00Z",
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    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support",
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    "fix_state" : "Out of support scope",
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    "product_name" : "Self-service automation portal 2",
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  "references" : [ "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6478\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6478\nhttps://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-6478/" ],
  "name" : "CVE-2026-6478",
  "mitigation" : {
    "value" : "To mitigate this vulnerability, ensure that all PostgreSQL user passwords are not hashed using MD5. Users should migrate to stronger hashing algorithms such as `scram-sha-256`. This can be achieved by altering user passwords, which will automatically update their hash to the currently configured default. For example, to change a user's password: `ALTER USER username WITH PASSWORD 'new_password';` This action will require users to re-authenticate. If a service relies on these credentials, it may require a restart to pick up the new authentication details.",
    "lang" : "en:us"
  },
  "csaw" : false
}