CVE-2017-14798
Published: 1 March 2018
A race condition in the postgresql init script could be used by attackers able to access the postgresql account to escalate their privileges to root.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| sbeattie | SUSE initscript specific issue |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
postgresql-10 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
(SUSE specific)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
postgresql-9.1 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [SUSE specific])
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
(SUSE specific)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
postgresql-9.3 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(SUSE specific)
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
(SUSE specific)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
postgresql-9.5 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
(SUSE specific)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(SUSE specific)
|
|
|
postgresql-9.6 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(SUSE specific)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
(SUSE specific)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.0 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |