- Vulnerability/
- USN-3476-1
USN-3476-1: postgresql-common vulnerabilities
First published: Thu Nov 09 2017(Updated: )
Dawid Golunski discovered that the postgresql-common pg_ctlcluster script incorrectly handled symlinks. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-1255) It was discovered that the postgresql-common helper scripts incorrectly handled symlinks. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2017-8806)
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/postgresql-common | <184ubuntu1.1 | 184ubuntu1.1 |
| Ubuntu gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 | =17.10 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/postgresql-common | <179ubuntu0.1 | 179ubuntu0.1 |
| Ubuntu gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 | =17.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/postgresql-common | <173ubuntu0.1 | 173ubuntu0.1 |
| Ubuntu gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 | =16.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/postgresql-common | <154ubuntu1.1 | 154ubuntu1.1 |
| Ubuntu gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 | =14.04 |
Never miss a vulnerability like this again
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
Reference Links
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1255
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8806
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3476-2
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-common/184ubuntu1.1
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-common/179ubuntu0.1
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-common/173ubuntu0.1
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-common/154ubuntu1.1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3476-1 (Advisory)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of USN-3476-1?
USN-3476-1 has been classified as a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting specific versions of postgresql-common.
How do I fix USN-3476-1?
To fix USN-3476-1, upgrade the postgresql-common package to the appropriate remedied version for your Ubuntu distribution.
Which Ubuntu versions are affected by USN-3476-1?
USN-3476-1 affects Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
What kind of attack does USN-3476-1 allow?
USN-3476-1 could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on the affected systems.
Who discovered the vulnerability in USN-3476-1?
The vulnerability in USN-3476-1 was discovered by Dawid Golunski.
- agent/severity
- agent/references
- agent/type
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/title
- agent/description
- agent/event
- agent/trending
- agent/source
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/tags
- collector/usn
- source/Ubuntu
- anchor-related/USN-3476-2
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- package-manager/ubuntu
- vendor/ubuntu
- canonical/ubuntu gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0
- version/ubuntu gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0/17.10
- version/ubuntu gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0/17.04
- version/ubuntu gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0/16.04
- version/ubuntu gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0/14.04