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Scientific Linux 3.0: PostgreSQL Medium Code Execution CVE-2007-2138

Calendar May 14, 2007 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory moderate security issue code execution PostgreSQL Scientific Linux
Moderate: postgresql security update 
Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 15:24:49 -0500
Reply-To: Connie Sieh 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Connie Sieh 
Subject: Security ERRATA for SL3.0.x postgresql on i386/x86_64
Comments: To: scientific 

Synopsis: Moderate: postgresql security update
Issue date: 2007-05-08
CVE Names: CVE-2007-2138

A flaw was found in the way PostgreSQL allows authenticated users to
execute security-definer functions. It was possible for an unprivileged
user to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the security-definer
function. (CVE-2007-2138)

SRPMS:
 	rh-postgresql-7.3.19-1.src.rpm

i386:
 	rh-postgresql-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-contrib-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-devel-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-docs-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-jdbc-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-libs-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-pl-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-python-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-server-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-tcl-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-test-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
 	rh-postgresql-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-contrib-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-devel-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-docs-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-jdbc-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-libs-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-libs-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-pl-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-python-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-server-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-tcl-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-test-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson