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TI-2018-01033 Aliases CVE-2018-1115GHSA-54w7-jv4g-qhqg

Incorrect permission assignment in postgresql

Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

postgresql before versions 10.4, 9.6.9 is vulnerable in the adminpack extension, the pg_catalog.pg_logfile_rotate() function doesn't follow the same ACLs than pg_rorate_logfile. If the adminpack is added to a database, an attacker able to connect to it could exploit this to force log rotation.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.03826 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 8 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
unspecifiedpostgresqlpostegresql 10.4; postegresql 9.6.9—No fix listedCNA
  • postgresql Vendorunspecified Affected postegresql 10.4; postegresql 9.6.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 9.6.9; 10.0 to before 10.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.1VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.6.9; 10.0 to before 10.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2018:2566 Released 2018-08-27 · Red Hat rating Important
    rh-postgresql96-postgresql security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-postgresql96-postgresql-9.6.10-1.el6, rh-postgresql96-postgresql-contrib-9.6.10-1.el6, rh-postgresql96-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-9.6.10-1.el6 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-postgresql96-postgresql-9.6.10-1.el7, rh-postgresql96-postgresql-contrib-9.6.10-1.el7, rh-postgresql96-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-9.6.10-1.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) rh-postgresql96-postgresql-9.6.10-1.el6, rh-postgresql96-postgresql-contrib-9.6.10-1.el6, rh-postgresql96-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-9.6.10-1.el6 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3) rh-postgresql96-postgresql-9.6.10-1.el7, rh-postgresql96-postgresql-contrib-9.6.10-1.el7, rh-postgresql96-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-9.6.10-1.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4) rh-postgresql96-postgresql-9.6.10-1.el7, rh-postgresql96-postgresql-contrib-9.6.10-1.el7, rh-postgresql96-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-9.6.10-1.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5) rh-postgresql96-postgresql-9.6.10-1.el7, rh-postgresql96-postgresql-contrib-9.6.10-1.el7, rh-postgresql96-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-9.6.10-1.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-postgresql96-postgresql-9.6.10-1.el6, rh-postgresql96-postgresql-contrib-9.6.10-1.el6, rh-postgresql96-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-9.6.10-1.el6 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-postgresql96-postgresql-9.6.10-1.el7, rh-postgresql96-postgresql-contrib-9.6.10-1.el7, rh-postgresql96-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-9.6.10-1.el7 +11
  • RHSA-2018:2565 Released 2018-08-27 · Red Hat rating Important
    rh-postgresql10-postgresql security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-postgresql10-postgresql-10.5-1.el7, rh-postgresql10-postgresql-contrib-10.5-1.el7, rh-postgresql10-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-10.5-1.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3) rh-postgresql10-postgresql-10.5-1.el7, rh-postgresql10-postgresql-contrib-10.5-1.el7, rh-postgresql10-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-10.5-1.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4) rh-postgresql10-postgresql-10.5-1.el7, rh-postgresql10-postgresql-contrib-10.5-1.el7, rh-postgresql10-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-10.5-1.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5) rh-postgresql10-postgresql-10.5-1.el7, rh-postgresql10-postgresql-contrib-10.5-1.el7, rh-postgresql10-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-10.5-1.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-postgresql10-postgresql-10.5-1.el7, rh-postgresql10-postgresql-contrib-10.5-1.el7, rh-postgresql10-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-10.5-1.el7 +11

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2018:2566
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:2565, RHSA-2018:2566
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7)Fixed RHSA-2018:2566
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3)Fixed RHSA-2018:2565, RHSA-2018:2566
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4)Fixed RHSA-2018:2565, RHSA-2018:2566
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5)Fixed RHSA-2018:2565, RHSA-2018:2566
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2018:2566
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:2565, RHSA-2018:2566
Not affected: 10 products
  • CloudForms Management Engine 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
  • Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
  • Red Hat Satellite 5
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
  • Red Hat Software Collections

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1115
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-54w7-jv4g-qhqg
  3. 2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-09 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
  5. 2026-10-19 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
  6. 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
  7. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
  8. 2026-10-26 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Patch 1

Advisory 4

Other 1

Sources

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