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Ubuntu 24.x: USN-7132-1 critical: PostgreSQL Remote Access Issues

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Calendar Grey December 2, 2024
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A security update for MySQL addressed various vulnerabilities across numerous Debian iterations as outlined in DSA-5012-1.
Several security issues were fixed in PostgreSQL.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in PostgreSQL.

Software Description:

- postgresql-16: Object-relational SQL database

- postgresql-14: Object-relational SQL database

- postgresql-12: Object-relational SQL database

Details:

It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly tracked tables with row

security. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform

forbidden reads and modifications. (CVE-2024-10976)

Jacob Champion discovered that PostgreSQL clients used untrusted server

error messages. An attacker that is able to intercept network

communications could possibly use this issue to inject error messages that

could be interpreted as valid query results. (CVE-2024-10977)

Tom Lane discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain privilege

assignments. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to view or

change different rows from those intended. (CVE-2024-10978)

Coby Abrams discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled environment

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security advisory remote access Ubuntu update instructions PostgreSQL data management SQL databases

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.10
   postgresql-16                   16.6-0ubuntu0.24.10.1
   postgresql-client-16            16.6-0ubuntu0.24.10.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   postgresql-16                   16.6-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
   postgresql-client-16            16.6-0ubuntu0.24.04.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   postgresql-14                   14.15-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
   postgresql-client-14            14.15-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   postgresql-12                   12.22-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
   postgresql-client-12            12.22-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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-7132-1

CVE-2024-10976, CVE-2024-10977, CVE-2024-10978, CVE-2024-10979

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-16/16.6-0ubuntu0.24.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-16/16.6-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-14/14.15-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

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