--- title: "CVE-2009-4136\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-4136?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2009-4136 Publication date 15 December 2009 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description PostgreSQL 7.4.x before 7.4.27, 8.0.x before 8.0.23, 8.1.x before 8.1.19, 8.2.x before 8.2.15, 8.3.x before 8.3.9, and 8.4.x before 8.4.2 does not properly manage session-local state during execution of an index function by a database superuser, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a table with crafted index functions, as demonstrated by functions that modify (1) search\_path or (2) a prepared statement, a related issue to CVE-2007-6600 and CVE-2009-3230. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | postgresql-7.4 | 11.10 oneiric | Not in release | | 11.04 natty | Not in release | | 10.10 maverick | Not in release | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | | 9.10 karmic | Not in release | | 9.04 jaunty | Not in release | | 8.10 intrepid | Not in release | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life | | postgresql-8.0 | 11.10 oneiric | Not in release | | 11.04 natty | Not in release | | 10.10 maverick | Not in release | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | | 9.10 karmic | Not in release | | 9.04 jaunty | Not in release | | 8.10 intrepid | Not in release | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life | | postgresql-8.1 | 11.10 oneiric | Not in release | | 11.04 natty | Not in release | | 10.10 maverick | Not in release | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | | 9.10 karmic | Not in release | | 9.04 jaunty | Not in release | | 8.10 intrepid | Not in release | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 8.1.19-0ubuntu0.6.06 | | postgresql-8.2 | 11.10 oneiric | Not in release | | 11.04 natty | Not in release | | 10.10 maverick | Not in release | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | | 9.10 karmic | Not in release | | 9.04 jaunty | Not in release | | 8.10 intrepid | Not in release | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | | postgresql-8.3 | 11.10 oneiric | Not in release | | 11.04 natty | Not in release | | 10.10 maverick | Not in release | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | | 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life | | 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 8.3.9-0ubuntu9.04 | | 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 8.3.9-0ubuntu8.10 | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 8.3.9-0ubuntu8.04 | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | | postgresql-8.4 | 11.10 oneiric | Not affected | | 11.04 natty | Not affected | | 10.10 maverick | Not affected | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected | | 9.10 karmic | Fixed 8.4.2-0ubuntu9.10 | | 9.04 jaunty | Not in release | | 8.10 intrepid | Not in release | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | --- * [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-2009-4136) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4136) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2009-4136) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-4136) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-876-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-876-1) + PostgreSQL vulnerabilities + 3 January 2010 ### Other references *