CVE-2024-10979

Name
CVE-2024-10979
Description
Incorrect control of environment variables in PostgreSQL PL/Perl allows an unprivileged database user to change sensitive process environment variables (e.g. PATH). That often suffices to enable arbitrary code execution, even if the attacker lacks a database server operating system user. Versions before PostgreSQL 17.1, 16.5, 15.9, 14.14, 13.17, and 12.21 are affected.
NVD Severity
high
Other trackers
CVE, NVD, CERT, CVE Details, CIRCL, Arch Linux, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE (Bugzilla), SUSE (CVE), Mageia
Mailing lists
oss-security, full-disclosure, bugtraq
Exploits
Exploit DB, Metasploit
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2024-10979/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://github.com/fmora50591/postgresql-env-vuln/blob/main/README.md
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250110-0003/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00011.html

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
postgresql >= 17 < 17.1
postgresql >= 16 < 16.5
postgresql >= 15 < 15.9
postgresql >= 14 < 14.14
postgresql >= 13 < 13.17
postgresql >= 0 < 12.21

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status
postgresql17 edge-main 17.1-r0 Jakub Jirutka <jakub@jirutka.cz> fixed
postgresql17 3.22-main 17.1-r0 None fixed
postgresql17 3.21-main 17.1-r0 None fixed
postgresql16 edge-main 16.5-r0 Jakub Jirutka <jakub@jirutka.cz> fixed
postgresql16 edge-community 16.5-r0 None fixed
postgresql16 3.22-main 16.5-r0 None fixed
postgresql16 3.21-main 16.5-r0 None fixed
postgresql16 3.20-main 16.5-r0 Jakub Jirutka <jakub@jirutka.cz> fixed
postgresql16 3.19-main 16.5-r0 Jakub Jirutka <jakub@jirutka.cz> fixed
postgresql15 edge-community 15.9-r0 Jakub Jirutka <jakub@jirutka.cz> fixed
postgresql15 3.22-community 15.9-r0 None fixed
postgresql15 3.21-community 15.9-r0 None fixed
postgresql15 3.20-main 15.9-r0 Jakub Jirutka <jakub@jirutka.cz> fixed
postgresql15 3.19-main 15.9-r0 Jakub Jirutka <jakub@jirutka.cz> fixed
postgresql15 3.18-main 15.9-r0 Jakub Jirutka <jakub@jirutka.cz> fixed
postgresql15 3.17-main 15.9-r0 Jakub Jirutka <jakub@jirutka.cz> fixed
postgresql14 3.20-community 14.14-r0 Jakub Jirutka <jakub@jirutka.cz> fixed
postgresql14 3.18-main 14.14-r0 Jakub Jirutka <jakub@jirutka.cz> fixed
postgresql14 3.17-main 14.14-r0 Jakub Jirutka <jakub@jirutka.cz> fixed
postgresql edge-main 9.6.4-r0 None possibly vulnerable
postgresql edge-main 9.6.3-r0 None possibly vulnerable
postgresql edge-main 14.1-r0 Jakub Jirutka <jakub@jirutka.cz> possibly vulnerable
postgresql edge-main 13.4-r0 Jakub Jirutka <jakub@jirutka.cz> possibly vulnerable
postgresql edge-main 13.3-r0 Jakub Jirutka <jakub@jirutka.cz> possibly vulnerable
postgresql edge-main 13.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
postgresql edge-main 12.5-r0 None possibly vulnerable
postgresql edge-main 12.4-r0 None possibly vulnerable
postgresql edge-main 12.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
postgresql edge-main 11.5-r0 None possibly vulnerable
postgresql edge-main 11.4-r0 None possibly vulnerable
postgresql edge-main 11.3-r0 None possibly vulnerable
postgresql edge-main 11.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
postgresql edge-main 10.5-r0 None possibly vulnerable
postgresql edge-main 10.4-r0 None possibly vulnerable
postgresql edge-main 10.3-r0 None possibly vulnerable
postgresql edge-main 10.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
postgresql edge-main 10.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable