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title: "CVE-2026-41889\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-41889?format=md
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# CVE-2026-41889

Publication date 8 May 2026

Last updated 13 May 2026

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

pgx is a PostgreSQL driver and toolkit for Go. Prior to version 5.9.2, SQL
injection can occur when the non-default simple protocol is used, a dollar
quoted string literal is used in the SQL query, that string literal
contains text that would be would be interpreted as a placeholder outside
of a string literal, and the value of that placeholder is controllable by
the attacker. This issue has been patched in version 5.9.2.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| golang-github-jackc-pgx-v5 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Needs evaluation |
| 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-41889)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41889)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2026-41889)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-41889)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41889>
* <https://github.com/jackc/pgx/security/advisories/GHSA-j88v-2chj-qfwx>
* <https://github.com/jackc/pgx/commit/60644f84918a8af66d14a4b0d865d4edafd955da>
* <https://github.com/jackc/pgx/releases/tag/v5.9.2>
