1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3818-1

USN-3818-1: PostgreSQL vulnerability

Publication date

14 November 2018

Overview

PostgreSQL could be made to run SQL statements as the administrator.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain trigger
definitions when running pg_upgrade or pg_dump. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary SQL statements with superuser
privileges.

It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain trigger
definitions when running pg_upgrade or pg_dump. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary SQL statements with superuser
privileges.

Update instructions

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.

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
18.10 cosmic postgresql-10 –  10.6-0ubuntu0.18.10.1
18.04 bionic postgresql-10 –  10.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

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