High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Mar 4, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-23214
CVE-2021-23214
Description
When the server is configured to use trust authentication with a clientcert requirement or to use cert authentication, a man-in-the-middle attacker can inject arbitrary SQL queries when a connection is first established, despite the use of SSL certificate verification and encryption.
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Affected products
140- osv-coords131 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql13&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql12&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql16&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql12&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql14&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/almalinux/pg_repackpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresqlpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-contribpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-docspkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-plperlpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-plpython3pkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-staticpkg:rpm/suse/postgresql10&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql17&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/postgresql14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql11&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql13&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/almalinux/pgauditpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgres-decoderbufspkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-pltclpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-serverpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-server-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-testpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-test-rpm-macrospkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-upgradepkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-upgrade-develpkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql15&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/postgresql&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%209pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql14&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%209pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/postgresql14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/postgresql&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/postgresql14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/postgresql&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/postgresql14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/postgresql&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/postgresql13&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql13&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql96&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql96&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql96&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/postgresql12&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql12&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql12&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql12&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql12&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql10&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql10&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql10&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%209pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql10&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql10&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql10&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql10&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/postgresql10&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/postgresql10&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/postgresql10&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/postgresql10&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql10&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5p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< 13.5-5.22.1+ 130 more
- (no CPE)range: < 13.5-5.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.9-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 16.4-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.9-8.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.1-5.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.6-3.module_el8.5.0+2606+4554acc4
- (no CPE)range: < 12.9-1.module_el8.5.0+2606+4554acc4
- (no CPE)range: < 12.9-1.module_el8.5.0+2606+4554acc4
- (no CPE)range: < 12.9-1.module_el8.5.0+2606+4554acc4
- (no CPE)range: < 12.9-1.module_el8.5.0+2606+4554acc4
- (no CPE)range: < 12.9-1.module_el8.5.0+2606+4554acc4
- (no CPE)range: < 12.9-1.module_el8.5.0+2606+4554acc4
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-8.41.1
- (no CPE)range: < 17.6-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.1-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 11.14-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 13.5-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.0-5.module_el8.6.0+2758+4f4474df
- (no CPE)range: < 0.10.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2760+1746ec94
- (no CPE)range: < 12.9-1.module_el8.5.0+2606+4554acc4
- (no CPE)range: < 12.9-1.module_el8.5.0+2606+4554acc4
- (no CPE)range: < 12.9-1.module_el8.5.0+2606+4554acc4
- (no CPE)range: < 12.9-1.module_el8.5.0+2606+4554acc4
- (no CPE)range: < 12.9-1.module_el8.5.0+2606+4554acc4
- (no CPE)range: < 12.9-1.module_el8.5.0+2606+4554acc4
- (no CPE)range: < 12.9-1.module_el8.5.0+2606+4554acc4
- (no CPE)range: < 15.4-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14-4.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14-4.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.1-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14-4.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.1-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14-4.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.1-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14-4.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.1-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14-4.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.1-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14-4.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.1-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14-4.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 13.5-3.15.2
- (no CPE)range: < 14-4.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 13.5-3.15.2
- (no CPE)range: < 14.1-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.24-6.18.2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.24-6.18.2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.24-6.18.2
- (no CPE)range: < 12.9-8.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.9-8.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.1-5.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.1-5.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.1-5.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.1-5.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.1-5.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.9-3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.9-3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.9-3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-4.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-4.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-4.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-4.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-4.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-4.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-4.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-4.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-4.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-4.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-4.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-4.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 13.5-5.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 13.5-5.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 13.5-5.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 13.5-5.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 13.5-5.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 13.5-5.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-8.41.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-8.41.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-8.41.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-8.41.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-8.41.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.1-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.1-5.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.0.1-150000.8.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.22-150000.4.42.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.0.1-150000.8.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.22-150000.4.42.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.0.1-150000.8.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.0.1-150000.8.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.0.1-150000.8.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.22-150000.4.42.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.0.1-150000.8.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.0.1-150000.8.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.0.1-150000.8.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.22-150000.4.42.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.0.1-150000.8.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.0.1-150000.8.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.12-150100.3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.12-150100.3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.12-150100.3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.12-150100.3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.12-150100.3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.12-150100.3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.24
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.24-6.18.2
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-8.41.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14-4.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.1-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14-4.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.1-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14-4.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 13.5-3.15.2
- (no CPE)range: < 14.1-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.24-6.18.2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.24-6.18.2
- (no CPE)range: < 12.9-8.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.9-8.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.9-8.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-4.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-4.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-8.41.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.1-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14-4.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.24-6.18.2
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-lp152.2.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-8.41.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-8.41.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.19-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.1-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14-4.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.1-1.1
(expand)+ 2 more
- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <9.6.24
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:software_collections:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/postgres/postgres/commit/28e24125541545483093819efae9bca603441951nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-04nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2021-23214/nvdVendor Advisory
- git.postgresql.org/gitweb/nvd
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