Ubuntu Security Update USN-6656-2: PostgreSQL vulnerability

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USN-6656-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in PostgreSQL. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Original advisory details: It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled dropping privileges when handling REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW CONCURRENTLY commands. If a user or automatic system were tricked into running a specially crafted command, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary SQL functions.

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