CVE-2022-41862 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2022-41862: In PostgreSQL, a modified, unauthenticated server can send an unterminated string during the establishment of Kerberos transport encryption. In certain conditions a server can cause a libpq client to over-read and report an error message containing uninitialized bytes.

Affects 6 Linux releases across 12 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2022-41862 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

postgresql-13→ fixed in13.10-0+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y postgresql-13
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

postgresql-15→ fixed in15.2-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y postgresql-15
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

postgresql15→ fixed in15.2-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade postgresql15

postgresql14→ fixed in14.7-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade postgresql14

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

postgresql15→ fixed in15.2-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade postgresql15

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

postgresql14→ fixed in14.7-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade postgresql14

postgresql15→ fixed in15.2-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade postgresql15

postgresql12→ fixed in12.14-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade postgresql12

postgresql13→ fixed in13.10-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade postgresql13

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

postgresql15→ fixed in15.2-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade postgresql15

postgresql13→ fixed in13.10-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade postgresql13

postgresql14→ fixed in14.7-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade postgresql14

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