# CVE-2017-15098: Invalid json\_populate\_recordset or jsonb\_populate\_recordset function calls in PostgreSQL 10.x before 10.1, 9.6.x before 9.6.6, 9.5.x before

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-11-22 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Red Hat, Inc. postgresql: version range not reported

## Description

Invalid json_populate_recordset or jsonb_populate_recordset function calls in PostgreSQL 10.x before 10.1, 9.6.x before 9.6.6, 9.5.x before 9.5.10, 9.4.x before 9.4.15, and 9.3.x before 9.3.20 can crash the server or disclose a few bytes of server memory.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on PostgreSQL, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [PostgreSQL](https://cve.now/tech/postgresql.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101781
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4027
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2511
- https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039752
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1801/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2566
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4028

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