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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3651-1 postgresql-11 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5553-1 postgresql-15 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5554-1 postgresql-13 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-58144 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6538-1 PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6538-2 PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6570-1 PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

History

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CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-04T00:57:37.206Z

Reserved: 2023-10-31T03:56:58.366Z

Link: CVE-2023-5870

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T08:14:24.816Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-12-10T18:15:07.643

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:42:40.697

Link: CVE-2023-5870

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2023-11-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-5870 - Bugzilla

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