RHSA-2024:10882HighCVSS 8.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: postgresql security update

Published
December 9, 2024
Last Modified
November 5, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2024-10979 →

📋 Description

CVE-2024-10979 — postgresql: PostgreSQL PL/Perl environment variable changes execute arbitrary code

🎯 Affected products77

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.s390 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-contrib-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-contrib-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-contrib-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-contrib-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-debuginfo-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-debuginfo-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-debuginfo-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-debuginfo-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-debuginfo-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-debuginfo-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-debuginfo-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-debuginfo-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-debuginfo-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.s390 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-debuginfo-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.s390 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-debuginfo-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-debuginfo-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-debuginfo-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-debuginfo-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-devel-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)
  • postgresql-devel-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9.2.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)
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✅ Remediation

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Workaround: Currently the following options exist to help mitigate the impact of this vulnerability: 1) Restrict Permissions: the creation of PL/Python and PL/Perl functions should be limited to trusted users only. 2) Environment Variable Sanitization: ensure that environment variables are properly sanitized and any modifications are restricted. 3) Upgrade PostgreSQL: if a fix is released by the PostgreSQL Global Development Group, update to the latest version. 4) Audit Database Functions: perform regular audits on user-created functions to detect and prevent potential exploitation.

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