USN-3476-2: postgresql-common vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

• postgresql-common - PostgreSQL database-cluster manager

Details

USN-3476-1 fixed two vulnerabilities in postgresql-common. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Dawid Golunski discovered that the postgresql-common pg_ctlcluster script
incorrectly handled symlinks. A local attacker could possibly use this
issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2016-1255)

It was discovered that the postgresql-common helper scripts incorrectly
handled symlinks. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
escalate privileges. (CVE-2017-8806)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04

• postgresql-common - 129ubuntu1.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2016-1255
• CVE-2017-8806

Related notices

• USN-3476-1: postgresql-contrib, postgresql-server-dev-all, postgresql, postgresql-client, postgresql-common, postgresql-client-common, postgresql-doc