Red Hat Security Advisory: postgresql:16 security update
Red Hat has issued a security update for PostgreSQL 16 addressing two vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-4317, which involves missing authorization checks in pg_stats_ext and pg_stats_ext_exprs, and CVE-2024-7348, where relation replacement during pg_dump can execute arbitrary SQL. These issues could allow unauthorized actions within the database system. The update is rated as Important by Red Hat Product Security. The advisory covers Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its various update and support streams. Users are advised to apply the update as detailed in the Red Hat advisory to mitigate these vulnerabilities.
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Technical Summary
This Red Hat security advisory addresses two vulnerabilities in PostgreSQL 16. CVE-2024-4317 concerns the lack of authorization checks in the pg_stats_ext and pg_stats_ext_exprs components, potentially allowing unauthorized access to extended statistics data. CVE-2024-7348 involves the execution of arbitrary SQL commands during relation replacement in the pg_dump utility, which could be exploited to run unintended SQL code. Both vulnerabilities have been fixed in the updated PostgreSQL 16 packages provided by Red Hat for Enterprise Linux 9 and its extended update and support versions. The advisory does not provide CVSS scores but rates the impact as Important.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities allow unauthorized access to extended statistics data and the execution of arbitrary SQL commands during database dump operations. This could lead to unauthorized information disclosure or manipulation of database content. The advisory rates the security impact as Important, indicating a high risk but not critical. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated PostgreSQL 16 packages that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:5929 and the linked article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official update.
Red Hat Security Advisory: postgresql:16 security update
Description
Red Hat has issued a security update for PostgreSQL 16 addressing two vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-4317, which involves missing authorization checks in pg_stats_ext and pg_stats_ext_exprs, and CVE-2024-7348, where relation replacement during pg_dump can execute arbitrary SQL. These issues could allow unauthorized actions within the database system. The update is rated as Important by Red Hat Product Security. The advisory covers Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its various update and support streams. Users are advised to apply the update as detailed in the Red Hat advisory to mitigate these vulnerabilities.
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Technical Analysis
This Red Hat security advisory addresses two vulnerabilities in PostgreSQL 16. CVE-2024-4317 concerns the lack of authorization checks in the pg_stats_ext and pg_stats_ext_exprs components, potentially allowing unauthorized access to extended statistics data. CVE-2024-7348 involves the execution of arbitrary SQL commands during relation replacement in the pg_dump utility, which could be exploited to run unintended SQL code. Both vulnerabilities have been fixed in the updated PostgreSQL 16 packages provided by Red Hat for Enterprise Linux 9 and its extended update and support versions. The advisory does not provide CVSS scores but rates the impact as Important.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities allow unauthorized access to extended statistics data and the execution of arbitrary SQL commands during database dump operations. This could lead to unauthorized information disclosure or manipulation of database content. The advisory rates the security impact as Important, indicating a high risk but not critical. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated PostgreSQL 16 packages that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:5929 and the linked article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:5929
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-7348"]
Threat ID: 6a7573b6bf8831d539d93cb8
Added to database: 08/07/2026, 05:57:10 UTC
Last enriched: 08/07/2026, 06:41:21 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:38:44 UTC
Views: 10
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