CVE-2026-6478
CVE-2026-6478: 1 tracked advisory record across Red Hat. Compare vendor sources and published fix guidance.
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1 advisory- Advisory severityHigh8.2
High [CVE-2026-6478] Credential recovery via covert timing channel in MD5 password comparison
CVE-2026-6478Source published
Credential recovery via covert timing channel in MD5 password comparison. Red Hat rates this important (CVSS 8.2). Weakness: CWE-385. Affected package(s): postgresql, postgresql:12, postgresql:18, postgresql:15, libpq, postgresql:13. Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:26561 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
- Affected products in this advisory
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
9 more entries in the full advisory.
- Source-reported affected versions
- postgresql-0:13.23-1.el9_4.2
- postgresql:12-8080020260626093604.63b34585
- postgresql-0:13.23-1.el9_2.2
- postgresql:18-9080020260605125734.rhel9
8 more entries in the full advisory.
- Source-reported fixed versions
- RHSA-2026:26561
- Mitigation guidance
- Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:26561 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
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