CVE-2024-10978: Debian Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 4.2. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Incorrect privilege assignment in PostgreSQL allows a less-privileged application user to view or change different rows from those intended. An attack requires the application to use SET ROLE, SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION, or an equivalent feature. The problem arises when an application query uses parameters from the attacker or conveys query results to the attacker. If that query reacts to current_setting('role') or the current user ID, it may modify or return data as though the session had not used SET ROLE or SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION. The attacker does not control which incorrect user ID applies. Query text from less-privileged sources is not a concern here, because SET ROLE and SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION are not sandboxes for unvetted queries. Versions before PostgreSQL 17.1, 16.5, 15.9, 14.14, 13.17, and 12.21 are affected.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 11.0 only
• PostgreSQL PostgreSQL: from 12.0, before 12.21 (fixed in 12.21); from 13.0, before 13.17 (fixed in 13.17); from 14.0, before 14.14 (fixed in 14.14); from 15.0, before 15.9 (fixed in 15.9); from 16.0, before 16.5 (fixed in 16.5); version 17.0 only

Published 2024-11-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.