- Issued:
- 2026-08-25
- Updated:
- 2026-08-25
RHSA-2026:59277 - Security Advisory
Synopsis
Important: postgresql-jdbc security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory: Important
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Topic
An update for postgresql-jdbc is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system. The postgresql-jdbc package includes the .jar files needed for Java programs to access a PostgreSQL database.
Security Fix(es):
- jdbc.postgresql.org: pgjdbc: Client-side Denial of Service via malicious SCRAM-SHA-256 authentication (CVE-2026-42198)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle Long Life 8.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.6 x86_64
Fixes
- BZ - 2463857 - CVE-2026-42198 jdbc.postgresql.org: pgjdbc: Client-side Denial of Service via malicious SCRAM-SHA-256 authentication
CVEs
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle Long Life 8.6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| postgresql-jdbc-42.2.3-5.el8_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: f479df1dd31507a807c1acf8d36dafe3d53dec08e40b8024a7303517f31a9123 |
| x86_64 | |
| postgresql-jdbc-42.2.3-5.el8_6.1.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 8368217acf6dc6fe6f1b8aa223b5b102005f16b0c7d1a0a7683f6dedb183d398 |
| postgresql-jdbc-javadoc-42.2.3-5.el8_6.1.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 00b99ef34fd6596929df74c85e96015518f5a3b7a3340c8e92c75142513a2b48 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| postgresql-jdbc-42.2.3-5.el8_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: f479df1dd31507a807c1acf8d36dafe3d53dec08e40b8024a7303517f31a9123 |
| x86_64 | |
| postgresql-jdbc-42.2.3-5.el8_6.1.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 8368217acf6dc6fe6f1b8aa223b5b102005f16b0c7d1a0a7683f6dedb183d398 |
| postgresql-jdbc-javadoc-42.2.3-5.el8_6.1.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 00b99ef34fd6596929df74c85e96015518f5a3b7a3340c8e92c75142513a2b48 |
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