1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-753-1

USN-753-1: PostgreSQL vulnerability

Publication date

7 April 2009

Overview

PostgreSQL vulnerability

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that PostgreSQL did not properly handle encoding
conversion failures. An attacker could exploit this by sending specially
crafted requests to PostgreSQL, leading to a denial of service.

It was discovered that PostgreSQL did not properly handle encoding
conversion failures. An attacker could exploit this by sending specially
crafted requests to PostgreSQL, leading to a denial of service.

Update instructions

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect 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
8.10 intrepid postgresql-8.3 –  8.3.7-0ubuntu8.10.1
8.04 hardy postgresql-8.3 –  8.3.7-0ubuntu8.04.1
6.06 dapper postgresql-8.1 –  8.1.17-0ubuntu0.6.06.1

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