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TI-2020-15712 Aliases CVE-2020-25696GHSA-rfp5-6w27-jrq7

Incorrect comparison in PostgreSQL

Priority LOW 38CWE-183Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 4 without a fix

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

Summary

A flaw was found in the psql interactive terminal of PostgreSQL in versions before 13.1, before 12.5, before 11.10, before 10.15, before 9.6.20 and before 9.5.24. If an interactive psql session uses \gset when querying a compromised server, the attacker can execute arbitrary code as the operating system account running psql. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02698 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 16 advisoriesRed Hat: 8 fixed, 4 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—PostgreSQLAll PostgreSQL versions before 13.1, before 12.5, before 11.10, before 10.15, before 9.6.20 and before 9.5.24—No fix listedCNA
  • PostgreSQL Vendor— Affected All PostgreSQL versions before 13.1, before 12.5, before 11.10, before 10.15, before 9.6.20 and before 9.5.24 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.5.0 to before 9.5.24; 9.6.0 to before 9.6.20; 10.0 to before 10.15; 11.0 to before 11.10; 12.0 to before 12.5; 13.0 to before 13.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.5.0 to before 9.5.24; 9.6.0 to before 9.6.20; 10.0 to before 10.15; 11.0 to before 11.10; 12.0 to before 12.5; 13.0 to before 13.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 16 advisories

  • RHSA-2021:0167 Released 2021-01-18 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:9.6 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.1) postgresql-9.6.20-1.module+el8.1.0+9156+8ff1384f.aarch64::postgresql:9.6, postgresql-9.6.20-1.module+el8.1.0+9156+8ff1384f.ppc64le::postgresql:9.6, postgresql-9.6.20-1.module+el8.1.0+9156+8ff1384f.s390x::postgresql:9.6 +42
  • RHSA-2021:0166 Released 2021-01-18 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:10 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.1) postgresql-10.15-1.module+el8.1.0+9154+cd474635.aarch64::postgresql:10, postgresql-10.15-1.module+el8.1.0+9154+cd474635.ppc64le::postgresql:10, postgresql-10.15-1.module+el8.1.0+9154+cd474635.s390x::postgresql:10 +47
  • RHSA-2021:0165 Released 2021-01-18 · Red Hat rating Important
    libpq security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.1) libpq-12.5-2.el8_1, libpq-devel-12.5-2.el8_1
Show 13 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2021:0164 Released 2021-01-18 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:9.6 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2) postgresql-9.6.20-1.module+el8.2.0+8939+9a3b4b64.aarch64::postgresql:9.6, postgresql-9.6.20-1.module+el8.2.0+8939+9a3b4b64.ppc64le::postgresql:9.6, postgresql-9.6.20-1.module+el8.2.0+8939+9a3b4b64.s390x::postgresql:9.6 +42
  • RHSA-2021:0161 Released 2021-01-18 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:10 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2) postgresql-10.15-1.module+el8.2.0+8945+21c7d5de.aarch64::postgresql:10, postgresql-10.15-1.module+el8.2.0+8945+21c7d5de.ppc64le::postgresql:10, postgresql-10.15-1.module+el8.2.0+8945+21c7d5de.s390x::postgresql:10 +47
  • RHSA-2021:0163 Released 2021-01-18 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:12 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2) pgaudit-1.4.0-4.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.aarch64::postgresql:12, pgaudit-1.4.0-4.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.ppc64le::postgresql:12, pgaudit-1.4.0-4.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.s390x::postgresql:12 +47
  • RHSA-2021:0057 Released 2021-01-11 · Red Hat rating Important
    libpq security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2) libpq-12.5-1.el8_2, libpq-devel-12.5-1.el8_2
  • RHSA-2020:5664 Released 2020-12-22 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:10 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.0) postgresql-10.15-1.module+el8.0.0+9155+4a85661a.ppc64le::postgresql:10, postgresql-10.15-1.module+el8.0.0+9155+4a85661a.src::postgresql:10, postgresql-10.15-1.module+el8.0.0+9155+4a85661a.x86_64::postgresql:10 +24
  • RHSA-2020:5661 Released 2020-12-22 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:9.6 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.0) postgresql-9.6.20-1.module+el8.0.0+9157+356b8def.ppc64le::postgresql:9.6, postgresql-9.6.20-1.module+el8.0.0+9157+356b8def.src::postgresql:9.6, postgresql-9.6.20-1.module+el8.0.0+9157+356b8def.x86_64::postgresql:9.6 +20
  • RHSA-2020:5638 Released 2020-12-21 · Red Hat rating Important
    libpq security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.0) libpq-12.5-1.el8_0, libpq-devel-12.5-1.el8_0
  • RHSA-2020:5620 Released 2020-12-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:12 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) pgaudit-1.4.0-4.module+el8.3.0+9042+664538f4.aarch64::postgresql:12, pgaudit-1.4.0-4.module+el8.3.0+9042+664538f4.ppc64le::postgresql:12, pgaudit-1.4.0-4.module+el8.3.0+9042+664538f4.s390x::postgresql:12 +47
  • RHSA-2020:5619 Released 2020-12-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:9.6 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) postgresql-9.6.20-1.module+el8.3.0+8938+7f0e88b6.aarch64::postgresql:9.6, postgresql-9.6.20-1.module+el8.3.0+8938+7f0e88b6.ppc64le::postgresql:9.6, postgresql-9.6.20-1.module+el8.3.0+8938+7f0e88b6.s390x::postgresql:9.6 +42
  • RHSA-2020:5567 Released 2020-12-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:10 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) postgresql-10.15-1.module+el8.3.0+8944+1ca16b1f.aarch64::postgresql:10, postgresql-10.15-1.module+el8.3.0+8944+1ca16b1f.ppc64le::postgresql:10, postgresql-10.15-1.module+el8.3.0+8944+1ca16b1f.s390x::postgresql:10 +47
  • RHSA-2020:5401 Released 2020-12-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    libpq security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) libpq-12.5-1.el8_3, libpq-devel-12.5-1.el8_3
  • RHSA-2020:5316 Released 2020-12-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    rh-postgresql10-postgresql security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-postgresql10-postgresql-10.15-1.el7, rh-postgresql10-postgresql-contrib-10.15-1.el7, rh-postgresql10-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-10.15-1.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) rh-postgresql10-postgresql-10.15-1.el7, rh-postgresql10-postgresql-contrib-10.15-1.el7, rh-postgresql10-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-10.15-1.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) rh-postgresql10-postgresql-10.15-1.el7, rh-postgresql10-postgresql-contrib-10.15-1.el7, rh-postgresql10-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-10.15-1.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-postgresql10-postgresql-10.15-1.el7, rh-postgresql10-postgresql-contrib-10.15-1.el7, rh-postgresql10-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-10.15-1.el7 +11
  • RHSA-2020:5317 Released 2020-12-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    rh-postgresql12-postgresql security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-postgresql12-postgresql-12.5-1.el7, rh-postgresql12-postgresql-contrib-12.5-1.el7, rh-postgresql12-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-12.5-1.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) rh-postgresql12-postgresql-12.5-1.el7, rh-postgresql12-postgresql-contrib-12.5-1.el7, rh-postgresql12-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-12.5-1.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) rh-postgresql12-postgresql-12.5-1.el7, rh-postgresql12-postgresql-contrib-12.5-1.el7, rh-postgresql12-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-12.5-1.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-postgresql12-postgresql-12.5-1.el7, rh-postgresql12-postgresql-contrib-12.5-1.el7, rh-postgresql12-postgresql-contrib-syspaths-12.5-1.el7 +11

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Storage 3AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2020:5401, RHSA-2020:5567, RHSA-2020:5619, RHSA-2020:5620
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.0)Fixed RHSA-2020:5638, RHSA-2020:5661, RHSA-2020:5664
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.1)Fixed RHSA-2021:0165, RHSA-2021:0166, RHSA-2021:0167
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2)Fixed RHSA-2021:0057, RHSA-2021:0161, RHSA-2021:0163, RHSA-2021:0164
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:5316, RHSA-2020:5317
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6)Fixed RHSA-2020:5316, RHSA-2020:5317
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7)Fixed RHSA-2020:5316, RHSA-2020:5317
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:5316, RHSA-2020:5317
Not affected: 7 products
  • Red Hat Decision Manager 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Fuse 7
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
  • Red Hat Process Automation 7
  • Red Hat build of Quarkus

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-25696
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rfp5-6w27-jrq7

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Sources

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