USN-5765-1: PostgreSQL vulnerability
Publication date
7 December 2022
Overview
PostgreSQL could allow unintended access to network services.
Releases
Packages
- postgresql-9.5 - Object-relational SQL database
Details
Jacob Champion discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled SSL
certificate verification and encryption. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to inject arbitrary SQL queries when a connection is first
established.
Jacob Champion discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled SSL
certificate verification and encryption. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to inject arbitrary SQL queries when a connection is first
established.
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to restart PostgreSQL to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
---|---|---|---|
16.04 xenial | postgresql-9.5 – 9.5.25-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm3 |
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