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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA-1994-1] postgresql-common security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
4 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'postgresql-common' package(s) announced via the DSA-1994-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Rich Mirch discovered that the pg_ctlcluster script didn't drop privileges when creating socket/statistics temporary directories, which could result in local privilege escalation.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'postgresql-common' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For the Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version 165+deb8u4. We recommend that you upgrade your postgresql-common packages.