{"id":"AZL-32105","summary":"CVE-2023-5870 affecting package postgresql for versions less than 14.14-1","details":"A flaw was found in PostgreSQL involving the pg_cancel_backend role that signals background workers, including the logical replication launcher, autovacuum workers, and the autovacuum launcher. Successful exploitation requires a non-core extension with a less-resilient background worker and would affect that specific background worker only. This issue may allow a remote high privileged user to launch a denial of service (DoS) attack.","modified":"2026-04-01T05:10:52.568635Z","published":"2023-12-10T18:15:07Z","upstream":["CVE-2023-5870"],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5870"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"postgresql","ecosystem":"Azure Linux:2","purl":"pkg:rpm/azure-linux/postgresql"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"14.14-1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-32105.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"}]}