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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3374-1 (postgresql-9.4 - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Several vulnerabilities have been found in PostgreSQL-9.4, a SQL database system. CVE-2015-5288 Josh Kupershmidt discovered a vulnerability in the crypt() function in the pgCrypto extension. Certain invalid salt arguments can cause the server to crash or to disclose a few bytes of server memory. CVE-2015-5289 Oskari Saarenmaa discovered that json or jsonb input values constructed from arbitrary user input can crash the PostgreSQL server and cause a denial of service.
Affected Software
Affected Software
postgresql-9.4 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 (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 9.4.5-0+deb8u1. For the testing distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 9.4.5-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 9.4.5-1. We recommend that you upgrade your postgresql-9.4 packages.