Integer wraparound in PostgreSQL fuzzystrmatch allows a user to direct writes to a huge range of addresses, executing arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database, via extreme inputs to SQL function levenshtein() or levenshtein_less_equal(). Versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.

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Description Integer wraparound in PostgreSQL fuzzystrmatch allows a user to direct writes to a huge range of addresses, executing arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database, via extreme inputs to SQL function levenshtein() or levenshtein_less_equal(). Versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.
Title PostgreSQL fuzzystrmatch writes effectively-arbitrary addresses, via integer wraparound
Weaknesses CWE-190
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: PostgreSQL

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-13T15:38:01.855Z

Reserved: 2026-07-14T14:24:10.871Z

Link: CVE-2026-15742

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T15:37:56.764Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-13T13:17:46.103

Modified: 2026-08-13T16:17:57.630

Link: CVE-2026-15742

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T14:45:03Z

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