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Scientific Linux SL5: 2011-02-03 Moderate: PostgreSQL84 Buffer Overflow

Calendar Feb 07, 2011 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory update buffer overflow DoS postgresql SL5
Moderate: postgresql84 security update 
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 12:44:04 -0600
Reply-To: Troy Dawson 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Troy Dawson 
Subject: Security ERRATA Moderate: postgresql84 on SL5.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis:	Moderate: postgresql84 security update
Issue date:	2011-02-03
CVE Names:	CVE-2010-4015

A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way PostgreSQL
processed certain tokens from an SQL query when the intarray module was
enabled on a particular database. An authenticated database user running
a specially-crafted SQL query could use this flaw to cause a temporary
denial of service (postgres daemon crash) or, potentially, execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the database server. (CVE-2010-4015)

These updated postgresql84 packages upgrade PostgreSQL to version 8.4.7.
Refer to the PostgreSQL Release Notes for a full list of changes:

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/release.html

If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted
after installing this update.

SL 5.x

 SRPMS:
postgresql84-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.src.rpm
 i386:
postgresql84-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm
postgresql84-contrib-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm
postgresql84-devel-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm
postgresql84-docs-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm
postgresql84-libs-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm
postgresql84-plperl-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm
postgresql84-plpython-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm
postgresql84-pltcl-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm
postgresql84-python-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm
postgresql84-server-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm
postgresql84-tcl-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm
postgresql84-test-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm
 x86_64:
postgresql84-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql84-contrib-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql84-devel-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm
postgresql84-devel-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql84-docs-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql84-libs-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm
postgresql84-libs-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql84-plperl-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql84-plpython-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql84-pltcl-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql84-python-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql84-server-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql84-tcl-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql84-test-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson