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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.2909
PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
16 November 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: postgresql-9.6
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-15099 CVE-2017-15098
Reference: ESB-2017.2862
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3479-1
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3479-1
November 14, 2017
postgresql-9.3, postgresql-9.5, postgresql-9.6 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- - Ubuntu 17.10
- - Ubuntu 17.04
- - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in PostgreSQL.
Software Description:
- - postgresql-9.6: Object-relational SQL database
- - postgresql-9.5: Object-relational SQL database
- - postgresql-9.3: Object-relational SQL database
Details:
David Rowley discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled memory when
processing certain JSON functions. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-15098)
Dean Rasheed discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly enforced SELECT
privileges when processing INSERT ... ON CONFLICT DO UPDATE commands. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive
information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 17.04 and
Ubuntu 17.10.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 17.10:
postgresql-9.6 9.6.6-0ubuntu0.17.10
Ubuntu 17.04:
postgresql-9.6 9.6.6-0ubuntu0.17.04
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
postgresql-9.5 9.5.10-0ubuntu0.16.04
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
postgresql-9.3 9.3.20-0ubuntu0.14.04
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart PostgreSQL to
make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3479-1
CVE-2017-15098, CVE-2017-15099
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-9.6/9.6.6-0ubuntu0.17.10
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-9.6/9.6.6-0ubuntu0.17.04
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-9.5/9.5.10-0ubuntu0.16.04
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-9.3/9.3.20-0ubuntu0.14.04
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