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PostgreSQL Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - August17 (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Databases
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
6 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is running PostgreSQL and is prone to privilege escalation vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to the 'lo_put' function which should require the same permissions as 'lowrite' function, but there was a missing permission check.
Affected Software
Affected Software
PostgreSQL version 9.4.x before 9.4.13, and 9.5.x before 9.5.8 and 9.6.x before 9.6.4 on Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to version 9.4.13 or 9.5.8 or 9.6.4 or higher.