postgresql-9.3, postgresql-9.5, postgresql-9.6 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
PostgreSQL could be made to execute arbitrary code.
Software Description
It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain settings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 17.10
postgresql-9.6 - 9.6.8-0ubuntu0.17.10
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
postgresql-9.5 - 9.5.12-0ubuntu0.16.04
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
postgresql-9.3 - 9.3.22-0ubuntu0.14.04
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
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
PostgreSQL could be made to execute arbitrary code.
Software Description
- postgresql-9.6 - Object-relational SQL database
- postgresql-9.5 - Object-relational SQL database
- postgresql-9.3 - Object-relational SQL database
It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain settings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 17.10
postgresql-9.6 - 9.6.8-0ubuntu0.17.10
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
postgresql-9.5 - 9.5.12-0ubuntu0.16.04
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
postgresql-9.3 - 9.3.22-0ubuntu0.14.04
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
Continue reading...
