Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS2-2026-3193
Advisory Released Date: 2026-03-19
Advisory Updated Date: 2026-03-19
Severity:
Important
Issue Overview:
Heap buffer overflow in PostgreSQL pgcrypto allows a ciphertext provider to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.2, 17.8, 16.12, 15.16, and 14.21 are affected. (CVE-2026-2005)
Affected Packages:
postgresql
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update postgresql or yum update --advisory ALAS2-2026-3193 to update your system.
New Packages:
aarch64:
postgresql-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.aarch64
postgresql-libs-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.aarch64
postgresql-server-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.aarch64
postgresql-docs-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.aarch64
postgresql-contrib-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.aarch64
postgresql-devel-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.aarch64
postgresql-static-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.aarch64
postgresql-upgrade-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.aarch64
postgresql-plperl-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.aarch64
postgresql-plpython-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.aarch64
postgresql-pltcl-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.aarch64
postgresql-test-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.aarch64
postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.aarch64
i686:
postgresql-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.i686
postgresql-libs-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.i686
postgresql-server-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.i686
postgresql-docs-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.i686
postgresql-contrib-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.i686
postgresql-devel-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.i686
postgresql-static-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.i686
postgresql-upgrade-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.i686
postgresql-plperl-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.i686
postgresql-plpython-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.i686
postgresql-pltcl-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.i686
postgresql-test-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.i686
postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.i686
src:
postgresql-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.src
x86_64:
postgresql-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.x86_64
postgresql-libs-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.x86_64
postgresql-server-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.x86_64
postgresql-docs-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.x86_64
postgresql-contrib-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.x86_64
postgresql-devel-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.x86_64
postgresql-static-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.x86_64
postgresql-upgrade-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.x86_64
postgresql-plperl-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.x86_64
postgresql-plpython-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.x86_64
postgresql-pltcl-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.x86_64
postgresql-test-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.x86_64
postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.9.x86_64