Debian: DSA-2658-1: postgresql-9.1 security update
Summary
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in PostgreSQL database server.
CVE-2013-1899
Mitsumasa Kondo and Kyotaro Horiguchi of NTT Open Source Software Center
discovered that it was possible for a connection request containing a
database name that begins with "-" to be crafted that can damage or destroy
files within a server's data directory. Anyone with access to the port the
PostgreSQL server listens on can initiate this request.
CVE-2013-1900
Random numbers generated by contrib/pgcrypto functions may be easy for
another database user to guess.
CVE-2013-1901
An unprivileged user could run commands that could interfere with
in-progress backups
For the stable distribution (squeeze), postgresql-9.1 is not available.
DSA-2657-1 has been released for CVE-2013-1900 affecting posgresql-8.4.
For the testing distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in
version 9.1.9-0wheezy1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 9.1.9-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your postgresql-9.1 packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org