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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6968-3

Ubuntu Security Notice 6968-3 - USN-6968-1 fixedCVE-2024-7348 in PostgreSQL-12, PostgreSQL-14, and PostgreSQL-16. This update provides the corresponding updates for PostgreSQL-9.3 in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and PostgreSQL-10 in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. 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-6968-3
October 14, 2024

postgresql-10, postgresql-9.3 vulnerability

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

  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

PostgreSQL could execute arbitrary SQL functions as the superuser
if it received a specially crafted SQL object.

Software Description:

  • postgresql-10: Object-relational SQL database
  • postgresql-9.3: Object-relational SQL database

Details:

USN-6968-1 fixed CVE-2024-7348 in PostgreSQL-12, PostgreSQL-14, and
PostgreSQL-16.

This update provides the corresponding updates for PostgreSQL-9.3 in
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and PostgreSQL-10 in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory 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 18.04 LTS
postgresql-10 10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
postgresql-client-10 10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
postgresql-9.3 9.3.24-0ubuntu0.14.04+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
postgresql-client-9.3 9.3.24-0ubuntu0.14.04+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

After a standard system update you need to restart PostgreSQL to
make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6968-3
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6968-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6968-1
CVE-2024-7348

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