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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4269-1 (postgresql-9.6 - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Two vulnerabilities have been found in the PostgreSQL database system: CVE-2018-10915 Andrew Krasichkov discovered that libpq did not reset all its connection state during reconnects. CVE-2018-10925It was discovered that some CREATE TABLE statements could disclose server memory.
Affected Software
Affected Software
postgresql-9.6 on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 9.6.10-0+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your postgresql-9.6 packages. For the detailed security status of postgresql-9.6 please refer to its security tracker page linked in the references.