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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6968-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 6968-1 - Noah Misch discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain SQL objects. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary SQL functions as the superuser.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6968-1
August 19, 2024
postgresql-12, postgresql-14, postgresql-16 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Summary:
PostgreSQL could execute arbitrary SQL functions as the superuser
if it received a specially crafted SQL object.
Software Description:
- postgresql-16: Object-relational SQL database
- postgresql-14: Object-relational SQL database
- postgresql-12: Object-relational SQL database
Details:
Noah Misch discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain
SQL objects. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary SQL functions as the superuser.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
postgresql-16 16.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
postgresql-client-16 16.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
postgresql-14 14.13-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
postgresql-client-14 14.13-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
postgresql-12 12.20-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
postgresql-client-12 12.20-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
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:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6968-1
CVE-2024-7348
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-16/16.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-14/14.13-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-12/12.20-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
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