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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202408-06
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: PostgreSQL: Multiple Vulnerabilities
     Date: August 07, 2024
     Bugs: #903193, #912251, #917153, #924110, #931849
       ID: 202408-06

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PostgreSQL, the worst
of which could lead to privilege escalation or denial of service.

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

Affected packages
=================

Package            Vulnerable     Unaffected
-----------------  -------------  --------------
dev-db/postgresql  < 12.19:12     >= 12.19:12
                   < 13.14:13     >= 13.14:13
                   < 14.12-r1:14  >= 14.12-r1:14
                   < 15.7-r1:15   >= 15.7-r1:15
                   < 16.3-r1:16   >= 16.3-r1:16
                   < 12           >= 12.19

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

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All PostgreSQL users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/postgresql-16.3-r1:16"

Or update an older slot if that is still in use.

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2023-5868
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5868
[ 2 ] CVE-2023-5869
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5869
[ 3 ] CVE-2023-5870
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5870
[ 4 ] CVE-2024-0985
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0985
[ 5 ] CVE-2024-4317
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4317

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-06

Concerns?
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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.

License
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Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5