CVE-2023-5870CWE-400

Postgresql: role pg_signal_backend can signal certain superuser processes.

Low · published December 10, 2023

CVSS v3.1
2.2
EPSS
3%
Percentile
84.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A flaw was found in PostgreSQL involving the pg_cancel_backend role that signals background workers, including the logical replication launcher, autovacuum workers, and the autovacuum launcher. Successful exploitation requires a non-core extension with a less-resilient background worker and would affect that specific background worker only. This issue may allow a remote high privileged user to launch a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
2.2 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02555 · 84.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Published
2023-12-10T17:58Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 DEC 17:58Z
    Postgresql: role pg_signal_backend can signal certain superuser processes.
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