Re: executing Linux commands from the PostgreSQL server - Mailing list pgsql-general

From hubert depesz lubaczewski
Subject Re: executing Linux commands from the PostgreSQL server
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Msg-id aNKa_SLcqjTCJg6H@depesz.com
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In response to executing Linux commands from the PostgreSQL server  (Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de>)
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On Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 01:55:00PM +0200, Matthias Apitz wrote:
> The other way I detected that the PostgreSQL user 'postgres' (or any
> other user who can use the COPY ... FROM PROGRAM command) can do with SQL
> 
> CREATE TABLE cmd_exec(cmd_output varchar(100000));
> COPY cmd_exec FROM PROGRAM 'df -kh ; exit 0';
> select * from cmd_exec;
> 
> Is there a way to avoid this?

Don't use superuser. Don't allow logging as superuser from remote
places. Don't grant pg_execute_server_program to anyone.

Best regards,

depesz




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