6.5
Medium
CVE-2026-6478 Covert timing channel in comparison of MD5-hashed password in PostgreSQL authentication allows an attacker to recover…
Description
Covert timing channel in comparison of MD5-hashed password in PostgreSQL authentication allows an attacker to recover user credentials sufficient to authenticate. This does not affect scram-sha-256 passwords, the default in all supported releases. However, current databases may have MD5-hashed passwords originating in upgrades from PostgreSQL 13 or earlier. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| postgresql 18 | 18 → < 18.4 | 18.4 |
| postgresql 17 | 17 → < 17.10 | 17.10 |
| postgresql 16 | 16 → < 16.14 | 16.14 |
| postgresql 15 | 15 → < 15.18 | 15.18 |
| postgresql 14.23 | earliest → < 14.23 | 14.23 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) | Versions not published |
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