Ubuntu Security Notices
USN-6968-1

USN-6968-1: PostgreSQL vulnerability

Publication date

19 August 2024

Overview

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

Releases

24.04 LTS 22.04 LTS 20.04 LTS

Packages

postgresql-12 - Object-relational SQL database
postgresql-14 - Object-relational SQL database
postgresql-16 - 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

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
24.04 noble	postgresql-16 – 16.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
24.04 noble	postgresql-client-16 – 16.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
22.04 jammy	postgresql-14 – 14.13-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
22.04 jammy	postgresql-client-14 – 14.13-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
20.04 focal	postgresql-12 – 12.20-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
20.04 focal	postgresql-client-12 – 12.20-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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References

CVE-2024-7348

CVE-2024-7348