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Ubuntu 17.10: 3589-1 Moderate: PostgreSQL Arbitrary Code Execution

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Calendar Grey March 6, 2018
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Multiple versions of Ubuntu are exposed to PostgreSQL vulnerabilities that may permit code execution. Discover the updates and remediation measures here.
PostgreSQL could be made to execute arbitrary code.

Summary

PostgreSQL could be made to execute arbitrary code.

Software Description:

- postgresql-9.6: Object-relational SQL database

- postgresql-9.5: Object-relational SQL database

- postgresql-9.3: Object-relational SQL database

Details:

It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain settings.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory arbitrary code execution Ubuntu moderate severity PostgreSQL

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 17.10:
  postgresql-9.6                  9.6.8-0ubuntu0.17.10

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  postgresql-9.5                  9.5.12-0ubuntu0.16.04

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  postgresql-9.3                  9.3.22-0ubuntu0.14.04

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.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3589-1

  CVE-2018-1058, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-9.6/+bug/1752271

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March 06, 2018

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Topics Covered

security advisory arbitrary code execution Ubuntu moderate severity PostgreSQL

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-9.6/9.6.8-0ubuntu0.17.10
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-9.5/9.5.12-0ubuntu0.16.04
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-9.3/9.3.22-0ubuntu0.14.04

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