USN-4194-2: postgresql-common vulnerability

USN-4194-2: postgresql-common vulnerability

postgresql-common vulnerability

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

• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Summary

postgresql-common could be made to create arbitrary directories.

Software Description

• postgresql-common – PostgreSQL database-cluster manager

Details

USN-4194-1 fixed a vulnerability in postgresql-common. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Rich Mirch discovered that the postgresql-common pg_ctlcluster script
incorrectly handled directory creation. A local attacker could possibly use
this issue to escalate privileges.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

postgresql-common – 154ubuntu1.1+esm1

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

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• USN-4194-1
• CVE-2019-3466

Source: USN-4194-2: postgresql-common vulnerability