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CVE-2015-3165

postgresql: double-free after authentication timeout

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5

CVSS 2.0

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Published · May 22, 2015

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A double-free flaw was found in the way PostgreSQL handled connections. An unauthenticated attacker could possibly exploit this flaw to crash the PostgreSQL backend by disconnecting at approximately the same time as the authentication time out was triggered.

Statement

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production 3 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This flaw has been rated as having Moderate security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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