CVE-2021-38140

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    CVE-2021-38140

    Published: 10 Aug 2021Last Modified: 9 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The set_user extension module before 2.0.1 for PostgreSQL allows a potential privilege escalation using RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION after set_user().

    References: https://github.com/pgaudit/set_user/releases/tag/REL2_0_1, https://github.com/pgaudit/set_user/compare/REL2_0_0...REL2_0_1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -7ae26e582ac81ba520417daeca43cd43efccb33e

    Affected versions

    REL2_0_0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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