CVE-2023-5870 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2023-5870 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 10/12/2023 | CVE Updated: 02/12/2024 | CVE Year: 2023
Source: redhat | Vendor: Red Hat | Product: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.2
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2023-5870 Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-400
CWE Name: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Source: Red Hat

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).