USN-5571-1: PostgreSQL vulnerability

18 August 2022

PostgreSQL could be made to run programs when creating or updating extensions.

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Sven Klemm discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled extensions. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code when
extensions are created or updated.

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart PostgreSQL to
make all the necessary changes.

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