Ubuntu 15.10: USN-2894-1 Moderate: PostgreSQL Denial of Service

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February 11, 2016

PostgreSQL could be made to crash or run programs if it handled specially crafted data.

Summary

PostgreSQL could be made to crash or run programs if it handled specially

crafted data.

Software Description:

- postgresql-9.4: Object-relational SQL database

- postgresql-9.3: Object-relational SQL database

- postgresql-9.1: Object-relational SQL database

Details:

It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain regular

expressions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause

PostgreSQL to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-0773)

It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain configuration

settings (GUCS) for users of PL/Java. A remote attacker could possibly use

this issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2016-0766)

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service privilege escalation moderate threat ubuntu postgresql

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 15.10:
  postgresql-9.4                  9.4.6-0ubuntu0.15.10

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  postgresql-9.3                  9.3.11-0ubuntu0.14.04

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  postgresql-9.1                  9.1.20-0ubuntu0.12.04

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart PostgreSQL to
make all the necessary changes.