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CVE-2026-6478 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 4 source packages (postgresql-13, postgresql-15, postgresql-17, postgresql-18), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.
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.