Bug 2538500 (CVE-2026-61819) - CVE-2026-61819 pg_partman: privilege escalation via SQL injection in when using pg_jobmon and encountering exception
Summary: CVE-2026-61819 pg_partman: privilege escalation via SQL injection in when usi...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-61819
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2540725
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Reported: 2026-09-22 18:50 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-09-24 19:09 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-22 18:50:06 UTC
pg_partman is a PostgreSQL extension that manages partitioned tables by time or ID. Prior to 5.5.0, when pg_jobmon is installed and part_config.jobmon is true, exception handlers in multiple pg_partman functions place p_parent_table verbatim inside a SQL string literal used to call pg_jobmon.add_job(). A partman_user can create a parent-table name containing a single quote that terminates the literal and injects SQL when an affected exception path runs. If pg_partman_bgw reaches that path, the injected SQL executes with pg_partman_bgw.role privileges, which default to PostgreSQL superuser, permitting database-wide compromise and operating-system command execution as the PostgreSQL service account. The persistent part_config row can trigger the escalation again on later maintenance ticks. This issue is fixed in version 5.5.0.


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