USN-4194-1: postgresql-common vulnerability
14 November 2019
postgresql-common could be made to create arbitrary directories.
Releases
Packages
- postgresql-common - PostgreSQL database-cluster manager
Details
Rich Mirch discovered that the postgresql-common pg_ctlcluster script
incorrectly handled directory creation. A local attacker could possibly use
this issue to escalate privileges.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.10
Ubuntu 19.04
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-4194-2: postgresql-contrib, postgresql-server-dev-all, postgresql-common, postgresql, postgresql-doc, postgresql-client-common, postgresql-client