PostgreSQL Panic: CVE-2024-10979 Bug Unleashes Code Chaos!
Researchers found a vulnerability in Postgres’ PL/Perl extension. Scored at 8.8 on the CVSS scale, it lets hackers set environment variables and execute code. Affected versions are pre-17.1. Upgrade your PostgreSQL to the latest version and restrict extensions. Check ddl logs for suspicious functions to ensure your system’s safety.
Hot Take:
When life gives you a Postgres vulnerability so severe it scores an 8.8 on the CVSS Richter scale, you run—not walk—to upgrade your PostgreSQL! In a twist worthy of a cybersecurity soap opera, the PL/Perl extension has been caught red-handed, allowing rogue users to set up shop in your environment variables and execute arbitrary code. Time to tell the bad guys to ‘perl’ away!
Key Points:
- Varonis researchers discovered a critical vulnerability in the PL/Perl extension of PostgreSQL.
- The vulnerability, CVE-2024-10979, scores an 8.8 on the CVSS scale indicating high severity.
- It allows unauthorized users to set environment variables and execute arbitrary code.
- Affected versions include PostgreSQL versions before 17.1, 16.5, 15.9, 14.14, 13.17, and 12.21.
- Mitigation involves upgrading to the latest PostgreSQL version and monitoring for unusual function creations.
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