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Gentoo: GLSA-201408-15: PostgreSQL Remote DoS Risk - Normal Severity

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Calendar Grey August 30, 2014
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Gentoo's Security Notice GLSA 202109-12 highlights critical flaws in MySQL, encompassing potential remote code execution and required patches.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PostgreSQL, the worst of which may allow remote Denial of Service.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PostgreSQL. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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security advisory Gentoo remote DoS multiple issues PostgreSQL normal severity

Resolution

All PostgreSQL 9.3 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/postgresql-server-9.3.3"
All PostgreSQL 9.2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/postgresql-server-9.2.7"
All PostgreSQL 9.1 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-db/postgresql-server-9.1.12"
All PostgreSQL 9.0 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-db/postgresql-server-9.0.16"
All PostgreSQL 8.4 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-db/postgresql-server-8.4.20"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2013-0255 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-0255 [ 2 ] CVE-2013-1899 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1899 [ 3 ] CVE-2013-1900 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1900 [ 4 ] CVE-2013-1901 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1901 [ 5 ] CVE-2014-0060 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0060 [ 6 ] CVE-2014-0061 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0061 [ 7 ] CVE-2014-0062 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0062 [ 8 ] CVE-2014-0063 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0063 [ 9 ] CVE-2014-0064 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0064 [ 10 ] CVE-2014-0065 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0065 [ 11 ] CVE-2014-0066 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0066 [ 12 ] CVE-2014-2669 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2669

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201408-15
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: PostgreSQL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: August 29, 2014
Bugs: #456080, #463884, #501946
ID: 201408-15

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security advisory Gentoo remote DoS multiple issues PostgreSQL normal severity

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PostgreSQL, the worst of which may allow remote Denial of Service.

Background

PostgreSQL is an open source object-relational database management system.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-db/postgresql-server < 9.3.3 *>= 8.4.20 *>= 9.1.12 *>= 9.2.7 *>= 9.0.16 >= 9.3.3

Impact

===== A remote authenticated attacker may be able to create a Denial of Service condition, bypass security restrictions, or have other unspecified impact.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.