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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, USN-5676-1 Critical: PostgreSQL Command Exec Threat

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Calendar Grey October 13, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
An alert regarding PostgreSQL on Ubuntu outlines a vulnerability that permits malicious entities to run commands with superuser privileges, emphasizing the need for immediate software patches.
PostgreSQL could be made to execute commands as the superuser.

Summary

PostgreSQL could be made to execute commands as the superuser.

Software Description:

- postgresql-9.5: Object-relational SQL database

Details:

Alexander Lakhin discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled the

security restricted operation sandbox when a privileged user is

maintaining another user’s objects. An attacker having permission to

create non-temp objects can use this issue to execute arbitrary commands

as the superuser.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory critical privilege escalation command execution update instructions ubuntu postgresql

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
   postgresql-9.5                  9.5.25-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2

After a standard system update you need to restart PostgreSQL to
make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5676-1

CVE-2022-1552

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October 13, 2022

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical privilege escalation command execution update instructions ubuntu postgresql

Package Information

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