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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM USN-5765-1 Critical: PostgreSQL SQL Issue

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Calendar Grey December 7, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Critical alert for Ubuntu 16.04 regarding PostgreSQL 9.5; potential unauthorized access vulnerability identified. Immediate update required!
PostgreSQL could allow unintended access to network services.

Summary

PostgreSQL could allow unintended access to network services.

Software Description:

- postgresql-9.5: Object-relational SQL database

Details:

Jacob Champion discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled SSL

certificate verification and encryption. A remote attacker could possibly

use this issue to inject arbitrary SQL queries when a connection is first

established.

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical Ubuntu SQL injection PostgreSQL network access

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+esm3

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5765-1

CVE-2021-23222

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December 07, 2022

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical Ubuntu SQL injection PostgreSQL network access

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