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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4439-1 (postgresql-9.6 - 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-9.6' package(s) announced via the DSA-4439-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Dean Rasheed discovered that row security policies in the PostgreSQL database system could be bypassed. For additional information please refer to the referenced upstream announcement.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'postgresql-9.6' 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 stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 9.6.13-0+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your postgresql-9.6 packages.