USN-6968-2: PostgreSQL vulnerability
19 September 2024
PostgreSQL could execute arbitrary SQL functions as the superuser if it received a specially crafted SQL object.
Releases
Packages
- postgresql-9.5 - Object-relational SQL database
Details
USN-6968-1 fixed CVE-2024-7348 in PostgreSQL-12, PostgreSQL-14, and
PostgreSQL-16
This update provides the corresponding updates for PostgreSQL-9.5 in
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
Noah Misch discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain
SQL objects. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary SQL functions as the superuser.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04
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postgresql-9.5
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9.5.25-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm8
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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postgresql-client-9.5
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9.5.25-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm8
Available with Ubuntu Pro
After a standard system update you need to restart PostgreSQL to
make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-6968-1: postgresql-server-dev-14, libpq5, postgresql-client-14, libecpg6, postgresql-plperl-14, postgresql-doc-14, postgresql-pltcl-16, postgresql-plperl-16, postgresql-server-dev-12, postgresql-plpython3-14, libpq-dev, postgresql-plperl-12, postgresql-12, postgresql-16, libecpg-compat3, postgresql-pltcl-12, postgresql-plpython3-16, postgresql-client-12, postgresql-doc-12, postgresql-pltcl-14, postgresql-doc-16, postgresql-14, postgresql-plpython3-12, libpgtypes3, postgresql-client-16, libecpg-dev, postgresql-server-dev-16
- USN-6968-3: postgresql-doc-9.3, libpq5, postgresql-plpython3-10, postgresql-server-dev-9.3, postgresql-client-9.3, libecpg6, postgresql-pltcl-9.3, postgresql-doc-10, postgresql-pltcl-10, postgresql-contrib-9.3, libpq-dev, libecpg-compat3, postgresql-plperl-9.3, postgresql-client-10, postgresql-plperl-10, postgresql-server-dev-10, libpgtypes3, postgresql-plpython-9.3, postgresql-9.3, postgresql-plpython-10, libecpg-dev, postgresql-plpython3-9.3, postgresql-10