Ubuntu 23.10 USN-6656-1 Critical: PostgreSQL SQL Execution Risk
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February 26, 2024
PostgreSQL could be made to run arbitrary SQL.
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 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.
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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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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