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SUSE: 2018:1695-1 Moderate Security Update for PostgreSQL96

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Calendar Grey June 14, 2018
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SUSE releases important security patch for postgresql96 to fix a serious problem concerning log file handling. Please update at your earliest convenience.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

PostgreSQL was updated to 9.6.9 fixing bugs and security issues: Release notes: - https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-104-969-9513-9418-and-9323-released-1851/ - https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/release-9-6-9.html A dump/restore is not required for those running 9.6.X. However, if you use the adminpack extension, you should update it as per the first changelog entry below. Also, if the function marking mistakes mentioned in the second and third changelog entries below affect you, you will want to take steps to correct your database catalogs. Security issue fixed: - CVE-2018-1115: Remove public execute privilege from contrib/adminpack's pg_logfile_rotate() function pg_logfile_rotate() is a deprecated wrapper

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security issue software update threat SUSE postgresql

References

#1091610

Cross- CVE-2018-1115

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1115.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1091610

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1695-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security issue software update threat SUSE postgresql

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