CVE-2026-14678

PostgreSQL pg_trgm picksplit reads past end of buffer

State: Published
Severity: 4.3 Medium
Published: Aug 13, 2026
Updated: Aug 29, 2026
Reserved: Jul 3, 2026

Description

Buffer over-read in PostgreSQL pg_trgm index picksplit function reads past end of a heap buffer. This might allow a table maintainer to infer limited memory values, via the lossy signal of index split choices. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.6, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	4.3 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N	PostgreSQL

Weaknesses

CWE-126 Buffer Over-read

Affected Products

Product	Versions
PostgreSQLn/a	18 to before 18.6Affected 17 to before 17.11Affected 16 to before 16.15Affected 15 to before 15.19Affected before 14.24Affected

References

https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-14678/

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