Critical Update for PostgreSQL Buffer Overflow in Scientific Linux SL6

Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2016 20:38:19 -0000
Reply-To: scientific-linux-users@
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Pat Riehecky 
Subject: Security ERRATA Important: postgresql on SL6.x i386/x86_64
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Message-ID: <20160302203819.26847.39595@slpackages.fnal.gov>

Synopsis: Important: postgresql security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2016:0347-1
Issue Date: 2016-03-02
CVE Numbers: CVE-2016-0773
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An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was
found in the PostgreSQL handling code for regular expressions. A remote
attacker could use a specially crafted regular expression to cause
PostgreSQL to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-0773)

If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted
after installing this update.
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SL6
 x86_64
 postgresql-debuginfo-8.4.20-5.el6_7.i686.rpm
 postgresql-debuginfo-8.4.20-5.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
 postgresql-libs-8.4.20-5.el6_7.i686.rpm
 postgresql-libs-8.4.20-5.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
 postgresql-8.4.20-5.el6_7.i686.rpm
 postgresql-8.4.20-5.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
 postgresql-contrib-8.4.20-5.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
 postgresql-devel-8.4.20-5.el6_7.i686.rpm
 postgresql-devel-8.4.20-5.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
 postgresql-docs-8.4.20-5.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
 postgresql-plperl-8.4.20-5.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
 postgresql-plpython-8.4.20-5.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
 postgresql-pltcl-8.4.20-5.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
 postgresql-server-8.4.20-5.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
 postgresql-test-8.4.20-5.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 postgresql-debuginfo-8.4.20-5.el6_7.i686.rpm
 postgresql-libs-8.4.20-5.el6_7.i686.rpm
 postgresql-8.4.20-5.el6_7.i686.rpm
 postgresql-contrib-8.4.20-5.el6_7.i686.rpm
 postgresql-devel-8.4.20-5.el6_7.i686.rpm
 postgresql-docs-8.4.20-5.el6_7.i686.rpm
 postgresql-plperl-8.4.20-5.el6_7.i686.rpm
 postgresql-plpython-8.4.20-5.el6_7.i686.rpm
 postgresql-pltcl-8.4.20-5.el6_7.i686.rpm
 postgresql-server-8.4.20-5.el6_7.i686.rpm
 postgresql-test-8.4.20-5.el6_7.i686.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team