Improper null termination in PostgreSQL array element assignment allows a database user to disclose server memory, via changing the final byte of a fixed-length name value to a nonzero byte and passing it to code that treats the value as a C string. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20, and 14.25 are affected.

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Description Improper null termination in PostgreSQL array element assignment allows a database user to disclose server memory, via changing the final byte of a fixed-length name value to a nonzero byte and passing it to code that treats the value as a C string. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20, and 14.25 are affected.
Title PostgreSQL unterminated name value discloses server memory
Weaknesses CWE-170
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{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: PostgreSQL

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Updated: 2026-11-12T14:15:12.297Z

Reserved: 2026-10-26T03:52:44.053Z

Link: CVE-2026-116321

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-12T15:17:40.577

Modified: 2026-11-12T15:17:40.577

Link: CVE-2026-116321

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