USN-3564-1: PostgreSQL vulnerability
USN-3564-1: PostgreSQL vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3564-1 9th February, 2018 postgresql-9.3, postgresql-9.5, postgresql-9.6 vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 17.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary PostgreSQL could be made to expose sensitive information. Software description postgresql-9.3 – Object-relational SQL database postgresql-9.5 – Object-relational SQL database postgresql-9.6 – Object-relational SQL database Details It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain temp files.An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 17.10: postgresql-9.6 9.6.7-0ubuntu0.17.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: postgresql-9.5 9.5.11-0ubuntu0.16.04 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: postgresql-9.3 9.3.21-0ubuntu0.14.04 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bugfixes. After a standard system update you need to restart PostgreSQL tomake [ more… ]