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Debian: DLA-2857-1 Moderate: PostGIS Denial Of Service Fix

debian lts
Calendar Grey December 27, 2021
Dist Debian Esm H88
An enhancement to address remote code execution owing to manipulated ST_AsGeoJSON input has been issued. Upgrade advised for Ubuntu LTS holders.
In PostGIS, which adds support for geographic objects to the PostgreSQL database, denial of service via crafted ST_AsX3D function input was fixed
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Summary

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
2.3.1+dfsg-2+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your postgis packages.

For the detailed security status of postgis please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/postgis

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: postgis
Version: 2.3.1+dfsg-2+deb9u1
CVE ID: CVE-2017-18359

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