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TI-2025-07976 Aliases CVE-2025-8715GHSA-xh8r-9824-53cf

PostgreSQL pg_dump newline in object name executes arbitrary code in psql client and in restore target server

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-93Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 16 fixed, 1 without a fix

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

Summary

Improper neutralization of newlines in pg_dump in PostgreSQL allows a user of the origin server to inject arbitrary code for restore-time execution as the client operating system account running psql to restore the dump, via psql meta-commands inside a purpose-crafted object name. The same attacks can achieve SQL injection as a superuser of the restore target server. pg_dumpall, pg_restore, and pg_upgrade are also affected. Versions before PostgreSQL 17.6, 16.10, 15.14, 14.19, and 13.22 are affected. Versions before 11.20 are unaffected. CVE-2012-0868 had fixed this class of problem, but version 11.20 reintroduced it.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00474 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial PostgreSQL: 17.6, 16.10, 15.14 +2Red Hat: 22 advisoriesRed Hat: 16 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—PostgreSQL17 to before 17.6; 16 to before 16.10; 15 to before 15.14; 14 to before 14.19; 11.20 to before 13.2217.6, 16.10, 15.14, 14.19, 13.22Patch availableCNA
  • PostgreSQL Vendor— Affected 17 to before 17.6; 16 to before 16.10; 15 to before 15.14; 14 to before 14.19; 11.20 to before 13.22 Fixed in 17.6, 16.10, 15.14, 14.19, 13.22 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA PostgreSQL Fixed in 17.6, 16.10, 15.14, 14.19, 13.22

Red Hat 22 advisories

  • RHSA-2025:15359 Released 2025-09-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:13 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.5.0+11357+bcc62552.src::postgresql:13, pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.5.0+11357+bcc62552.x86_64::postgresql:13, pgaudit-1.5.0-1.module+el8.4.0+8873+b821c30a.src::postgresql:13 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.5.0+11357+bcc62552.aarch64::postgresql:13, pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.5.0+11357+bcc62552.ppc64le::postgresql:13, pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.5.0+11357+bcc62552.s390x::postgresql:13 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.5.0+11357+bcc62552.src::postgresql:13, pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.5.0+11357+bcc62552.x86_64::postgresql:13, pgaudit-1.5.0-1.module+el8.4.0+8873+b821c30a.src::postgresql:13 +17
  • RHSA-2025:15361 Released 2025-09-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:12 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) pgaudit-1.4.0-4.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.src::postgresql:12, pgaudit-1.4.0-4.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.x86_64::postgresql:12, postgres-decoderbufs-0.10.0-2.module+el8.2.0+9043+1dbb5661.src::postgresql:12 +15
  • RHSA-2025:15115 Released 2025-09-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:12 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.9.0+19330+c97ddbdf.aarch64::postgresql:12, pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.9.0+19330+c97ddbdf.ppc64le::postgresql:12, pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.9.0+19330+c97ddbdf.s390x::postgresql:12 +47
Show 19 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2025:15114 Released 2025-09-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4) postgresql-docs-13.22-1.el9_4, postgresql-private-devel-13.22-1.el9_4, postgresql-server-devel-13.22-1.el9_4 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) postgresql-13.22-1.el9_4, postgresql-contrib-13.22-1.el9_4, postgresql-plperl-13.22-1.el9_4 +5
  • RHSA-2025:15062 Released 2025-09-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:15 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) pg_repack-1.4.8-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.aarch64::postgresql:15, pg_repack-1.4.8-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.ppc64le::postgresql:15, pg_repack-1.4.8-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.s390x::postgresql:15 +47
  • RHSA-2025:15057 Released 2025-09-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:13 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) pgaudit-1.5.0-1.module+el8.4.0+8873+b821c30a.src::postgresql:13, pgaudit-1.5.0-1.module+el8.4.0+8873+b821c30a.x86_64::postgresql:13, postgres-decoderbufs-0.10.0-2.module+el8.4.0+8873+b821c30a.src::postgresql:13 +15
  • RHSA-2025:15034 Released 2025-09-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:12 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) pgaudit-1.4.0-6.module+el8.4.0+11288+c193d6d7.src::postgresql:12, pgaudit-1.4.0-6.module+el8.4.0+11288+c193d6d7.x86_64::postgresql:12, postgres-decoderbufs-0.10.0-2.module+el8.4.0+11288+c193d6d7.src::postgresql:12 +15
  • RHSA-2025:15031 Released 2025-09-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:15 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) pg_repack-1.4.8-1.module+el8.8.0+17071+aaaceaa4.ppc64le::postgresql:15, pg_repack-1.4.8-1.module+el8.8.0+17071+aaaceaa4.src::postgresql:15, pg_repack-1.4.8-1.module+el8.8.0+17071+aaaceaa4.x86_64::postgresql:15 +36
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) pg_repack-1.4.8-1.module+el8.8.0+17071+aaaceaa4.src::postgresql:15, pg_repack-1.4.8-1.module+el8.8.0+17071+aaaceaa4.x86_64::postgresql:15, pgaudit-1.7.0-1.module+el8.8.0+17071+aaaceaa4.src::postgresql:15 +19
  • RHSA-2025:15014 Released 2025-09-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:15 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) pg_repack-1.4.8-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.aarch64::postgresql:15, pg_repack-1.4.8-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.ppc64le::postgresql:15, pg_repack-1.4.8-1.module+el9.2.0+17405+aeb9ec60.s390x::postgresql:15 +47
  • RHSA-2025:15015 Released 2025-09-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:16 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) pg_repack-1.4.8-1.module+el9.4.0+20427+07482b8c.aarch64::postgresql:16, pg_repack-1.4.8-1.module+el9.4.0+20427+07482b8c.ppc64le::postgresql:16, pg_repack-1.4.8-1.module+el9.4.0+20427+07482b8c.s390x::postgresql:16 +47
  • RHSA-2025:15006 Released 2025-09-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:12 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.5.0+11354+78b3c9c5.src::postgresql:12, pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.5.0+11354+78b3c9c5.x86_64::postgresql:12, pgaudit-1.4.0-5.module+el8.5.0+11354+78b3c9c5.src::postgresql:12 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.5.0+11354+78b3c9c5.aarch64::postgresql:12, pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.5.0+11354+78b3c9c5.ppc64le::postgresql:12, pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.5.0+11354+78b3c9c5.s390x::postgresql:12 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.5.0+11354+78b3c9c5.src::postgresql:12, pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.5.0+11354+78b3c9c5.x86_64::postgresql:12, pgaudit-1.4.0-5.module+el8.5.0+11354+78b3c9c5.src::postgresql:12 +17
  • RHSA-2025:15022 Released 2025-09-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:15 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) pg_repack-1.4.8-1.module+el8.9.0+19797+c4ce5969.aarch64::postgresql:15, pg_repack-1.4.8-1.module+el8.9.0+19797+c4ce5969.ppc64le::postgresql:15, pg_repack-1.4.8-1.module+el8.9.0+19797+c4ce5969.s390x::postgresql:15 +47
  • RHSA-2025:15021 Released 2025-09-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:13 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.9.0+20664+9c30cf7f.aarch64::postgresql:13, pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.9.0+20664+9c30cf7f.ppc64le::postgresql:13, pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.9.0+20664+9c30cf7f.s390x::postgresql:13 +47
  • RHSA-2025:15013 Released 2025-09-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:13 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.5.0+11357+bcc62552.ppc64le::postgresql:13, pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.5.0+11357+bcc62552.src::postgresql:13, pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.5.0+11357+bcc62552.x86_64::postgresql:13 +32
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.5.0+11357+bcc62552.src::postgresql:13, pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.5.0+11357+bcc62552.x86_64::postgresql:13, pgaudit-1.5.0-1.module+el8.4.0+8873+b821c30a.src::postgresql:13 +17
  • RHSA-2025:15012 Released 2025-09-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:12 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.5.0+11354+78b3c9c5.ppc64le::postgresql:12, pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.5.0+11354+78b3c9c5.src::postgresql:12, pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.5.0+11354+78b3c9c5.x86_64::postgresql:12 +32
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.5.0+11354+78b3c9c5.src::postgresql:12, pg_repack-1.4.6-3.module+el8.5.0+11354+78b3c9c5.x86_64::postgresql:12, pgaudit-1.4.0-5.module+el8.5.0+11354+78b3c9c5.src::postgresql:12 +17
  • RHSA-2025:14899 Released 2025-08-28 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:16 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) pg_repack-1.5.1-1.module+el8.10.0+22551+c0330dc9.aarch64::postgresql:16, pg_repack-1.5.1-1.module+el8.10.0+22551+c0330dc9.ppc64le::postgresql:16, pg_repack-1.5.1-1.module+el8.10.0+22551+c0330dc9.s390x::postgresql:16 +47
  • RHSA-2025:14878 Released 2025-08-28 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) postgresql-13.22-1.el9_6, postgresql-contrib-13.22-1.el9_6, postgresql-plperl-13.22-1.el9_6 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) postgresql-docs-13.22-1.el9_6, postgresql-private-devel-13.22-1.el9_6, postgresql-server-devel-13.22-1.el9_6 +4
  • RHSA-2025:14870 Released 2025-08-28 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) postgresql-13.22-1.el9_0, postgresql-contrib-13.22-1.el9_0, postgresql-plperl-13.22-1.el9_0 +5
  • RHSA-2025:14869 Released 2025-08-28 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) postgresql-13.22-1.el9_2, postgresql-contrib-13.22-1.el9_2, postgresql-plperl-13.22-1.el9_2 +5
  • RHSA-2025:14862 Released 2025-08-28 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:15 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) pg_repack-1.4.8-2.module+el9.5.0+22224+f5585c78.aarch64::postgresql:15, pg_repack-1.4.8-2.module+el9.5.0+22224+f5585c78.ppc64le::postgresql:15, pg_repack-1.4.8-2.module+el9.5.0+22224+f5585c78.s390x::postgresql:15 +47
  • RHSA-2025:14827 Released 2025-08-28 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql:16 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) pg_repack-1.5.1-1.module+el9.6.0+22880+6b241eec.aarch64::postgresql:16, pg_repack-1.5.1-1.module+el9.6.0+22880+6b241eec.ppc64le::postgresql:16, pg_repack-1.5.1-1.module+el9.6.0+22880+6b241eec.s390x::postgresql:16 +47
  • RHSA-2025:14826 Released 2025-08-28 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql16 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) postgresql-16.10-1.el10_0, postgresql-contrib-16.10-1.el10_0, postgresql-docs-16.10-1.el10_0 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) postgresql-test-rpm-macros-16.10-1.el10_0

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    PostgreSQL 13.22, 14.19 and 3 more versions

    3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-07975 PostgreSQL pg_dump lets superuser of origin server execute arbitrary code in psql clientPriority MEDIUM 41
    • TI-2025-07974 PostgreSQL optimizer statistics can expose sampled data within a view, partition, or child tablePriority LOW 15
    Show all 3 records →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4)Fixed RHSA-2025:15114
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2025:14826
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2025:14899, RHSA-2025:15021, RHSA-2025:15022, RHSA-2025:15115
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2025:14827, RHSA-2025:14862, RHSA-2025:14878
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2)Fixed RHSA-2025:15361
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4)Fixed RHSA-2025:15034, RHSA-2025:15057
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2025:15006, RHSA-2025:15359
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2025:15006, RHSA-2025:15359
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8)Fixed RHSA-2025:15012, RHSA-2025:15013, RHSA-2025:15031
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0)Fixed RHSA-2025:14870
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2025:14869, RHSA-2025:15062
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)Fixed RHSA-2025:15014, RHSA-2025:15015, RHSA-2025:15114
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2025:15006, RHSA-2025:15359
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8)Fixed RHSA-2025:15012, RHSA-2025:15013, RHSA-2025:15031
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2025:14826
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2025:14878
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-8715
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xh8r-9824-53cf

References

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