# MA-1211.112024: MyCERT Advisory - High-Severity Vulnerability in PostgreSQL

**Date:** 29 Nov 2024  
**Source:** https://www.mycert.org.my/portal/advisory?id=MA-1211.112024  
**Advisory ID:** MA-1211.112024

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**1.0 Introduction**
Recently, PostgresSQL has release a security update to address a high severity vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2024-10979.2.0 Impact**
This vulnerability allows attacker to change sensitive environment variables like PATH. An attacker could potentially execute arbitrary code by altering runtime paths and extract confidential system information.
**3.0 Affected Products**
- PostgresSQL version prior to 17.1
- PostgresSQL version prior to 16.5
- PostgresSQL version prior to 15.9
- PostgresSQL version prior to 14.14
- PostgresSQL version prior to 13.17
- PostgresSQL version prior to 12.21
**4.0 Recommendations**
CyberSecurity Malaysia encourages users and administrators to review the PostgresSQL security release and apply the necessary updates.
Kindly refer to the following URL: <https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2024-10979/>
Generally, we advise users of this device to be updated with the latest security announcements by the vendor and follow best practice security policies to determine which updates should be applied.
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**5.0    References**
- <https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2024-10979/>
- <https://tuxcare.com/blog/new-postgresql-vulnerability-allows-attackers-to-change-environment-variables/>