Debian: DSA-3374-1: postgresql-9.4 security update

Date 19 Oct 2015

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Several vulnerabilities have been found in PostgreSQL-9.4, a SQL database system. CVE-2015-5288

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3374-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
October 19, 2015 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : postgresql-9.4
CVE ID : CVE-2015-5288 CVE-2015-5289

Several vulnerabilities have been found in PostgreSQL-9.4, a SQL
database system.

CVE-2015-5288

Josh Kupershmidt discovered a vulnerability in the crypt() function
in the pgCrypto extension. Certain invalid salt arguments can cause
the server to crash or to disclose a few bytes of server memory.

CVE-2015-5289

Oskari Saarenmaa discovered that json or jsonb input values
constructed from arbitrary user input can crash the PostgreSQL
server and cause a denial of service.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 9.4.5-0+deb8u1.

For the testing distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed
in version 9.4.5-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 9.4.5-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your postgresql-9.4 packages.

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