Hi ,
Your scanner finds Postgres CVE because OSGEO4W ships clients for
postgresql, ie psql, libpq and common libs.
The CVE catalog often mix client and server together, which can be a
reason for false positives.
Please check if the CVE concerns the client, in which case, you can
raise the issue on the security list [email protected], which is private
... because security is one a the few reasons were we fix things
privately and disclose them afterward .
From what I read "Buffer over-read in PostgreSQL GB18030 encoding
validation allows a database input provider to achieve temporary denial
of service on platforms where a 1-byte over-read can elicit process
termination. This affects the database server and also libpq. Versions
before PostgreSQL 17.5, 16.9, 15.13, 14.18, and 13.21 are affected." ,
libpq is affected, so yes, this version is concerned.
Please be all aware that the whole numeric ecosystems faces massive CVE
disclosure because (or thanks to) AI helping security researchers. We do
our best to upgrade libraries as soon as critical vulnerabilities are
confirmed. For lower level vulnerabilities, we keep on track with our
monthly release schedule.
To sum up :
- for production and IT deployment, please stick to LTR
- please continue to raise your scanner issues on [email protected],
after having checked the latest installers before
- please consider subscribing to a QGIS sustaining membership. We are
trying to get enough fund so that permanent staff can handle this
security and compliance wave. If you make value from QGIS, and consider
security and digital strategic autonomy priorities , our membership is
easy to find at https://www.qgis.org/#sustaining-members .
Best regards
Bien cordialement,
Régis Haubourg
On 02/07/2026 09:33, HarishKumar J, (Springbord) via QGIS-Developer wrote:
Dear Dror,
Thank you for the clarification regarding the bundled installations.
Based on your recommendation to use the Long Term Release (LTR)
version for organizational settings, we will look into the current LTR
3.44. We will also monitor the upcoming release of QGIS 4.2.4 in October.
Since QGIS does not come with a prebundled PostgreSQL installation, we
will investigate our internal deployment process to identify how
PostgreSQL 17.0.3 was included and proceed with the necessary upgrades
independently.
Thanks
Harish
On Thu, Jul 2, 2026 at 12:17 PM Dror Bogin <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Harish,
Neither the standalone nor the OSGeo4W installations of QGIS come
with a prebundled PostgreSQL installation.
Since it sounds like you installed QGIS in an organization, it is
mostly recommended to use the LTR (Long Term Release) version
(currently 3.44) in that setting, not the newest version.
The first LTR of QGIS 4.x is planned to release in October, with
QGIS 4.2.4.
On Thu, 2 Jul 2026 at 08:48, HarishKumar J, (Springbord) via
QGIS-Developer <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi There,
I hope you are well!
We are currently using QGIS version 4.0.3 and have identified
that it comes bundled with PostgreSQL version 17.0.3.
Our security monitoring has flagged multiple high-priority
vulnerabilities within this version of PostgreSQL (including
CVE-2025-4207 and others). According to PostgreSQL security
recommendations, a secure version would be 17.10 or higher.
Could you please confirm if there is a newer release of QGIS
that bundles a secure version of PostgreSQL? Additionally, if
a bundled update is not yet available, please advise on the
recommended process for upgrading the internal PostgreSQL
component to version 17.10 or above without impacting the QGIS
application's stability.
Thanks,
Harish
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