Description
Missing upper bound on the key derivation iteration count accepted during SCRAM authentication to a backend server in PgBouncer through 1.25.2 allows a malicious or compromised PostgreSQL backend to cause uncontrolled CPU consumption in PgBouncer. The resulting key derivation cannot be interrupted in frontend builds such as PgBouncer. Because PgBouncer serves all clients from a single process, one backend can in this way stop it from serving traffic for every other database and client it is pooling, so the failure of a single backend is not contained.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | PgBouncer | ≤ 1.25.2 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | pgbouncer | 1.26.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | pgbouncer | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | pgbouncer | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | pgbouncer | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | pgbouncer | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | pgbouncer | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | pgbouncer | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | pgbouncer | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | pgbouncer | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | pgbouncer | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | pgbouncer | 1.26.0-0.1.hum1 | RHSA-2026:70698 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | pgbouncer | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2026:70698 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Sep 25, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-3529 PgBouncer: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 23, 2026