Ubuntu Security Update USN-3479-1: PostgreSQL vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3479-1


14th November, 2017

postgresql-9.3, postgresql-9.5, postgresql-9.6 vulnerabilities


A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

  • Ubuntu 17.10
  • Ubuntu 17.04
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary


Several security issues were fixed in PostgreSQL.

Software description

  • postgresql-9.3 - Object-relational SQL database
  • postgresql-9.5 - Object-relational SQL database
  • postgresql-9.6 - Object-relational SQL database
Details


David Rowley discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled memory when
processing certain JSON functions. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-15098)

Dean Rasheed discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly enforced SELECT
privileges when processing INSERT ... ON CONFLICT DO UPDATE commands. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive
information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 17.04 and
Ubuntu 17.10.

Update instructions


The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:

Ubuntu 17.10:
postgresql-9.6 9.6.6-0ubuntu0.17.10
Ubuntu 17.04:
postgresql-9.6 9.6.6-0ubuntu0.17.04
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
postgresql-9.5 9.5.10-0ubuntu0.16.04
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
postgresql-9.3 9.3.20-0ubuntu0.14.04

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart PostgreSQL to
make all the necessary changes.

References


CVE-2017-15098, CVE-2017-15099

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