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Ubuntu 23.10 USN-6656-1 Critical: PostgreSQL SQL Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey February 26, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A significant PostgreSQL vulnerability in Ubuntu may permit unauthorized SQL commands to be executed. Guidance for updates is available for the impacted releases.
PostgreSQL could be made to run arbitrary SQL.

Summary

PostgreSQL could be made to run arbitrary SQL.

Software Description:

- postgresql-15: Object-relational SQL database

- postgresql-14: Object-relational SQL database

- postgresql-12: Object-relational SQL database

Details:

It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled dropping privileges

when handling REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW CONCURRENTLY commands. If a user or

automatic system were tricked into running a specially crafted command, a

remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary SQL

functions.

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical Ubuntu remote execution update instructions PostgreSQL arbitrary SQL

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.10:
   postgresql-15                   15.6-0ubuntu0.23.10.1
   postgresql-client-15            15.6-0ubuntu0.23.10.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   postgresql-14                   14.11-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
   postgresql-client-14            14.11-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   postgresql-12                   12.18-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
   postgresql-client-12            12.18-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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-6656-1

CVE-2024-0985

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6656-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical Ubuntu remote execution update instructions PostgreSQL arbitrary SQL

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-14/14.11-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-12/12.18-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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