Updated postgresql-common packages has been released for Ubuntu Linux
==========================================================================Postgresql-common Update for Ubuntu Linux
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3476-1
November 09, 2017
postgresql-common vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
postgresql-common could be made to overwrite files as the administrator.
Software Description:
- postgresql-common: PostgreSQL database-cluster manager
Details:
Dawid Golunski discovered that the postgresql-common pg_ctlcluster script
incorrectly handled symlinks. A local attacker could possibly use this
issue to escalate privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-1255)
It was discovered that the postgresql-common helper scripts incorrectly
handled symlinks. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
escalate privileges. (CVE-2017-8806)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 17.10:
postgresql-common 184ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 17.04:
postgresql-common 179ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
postgresql-common 173ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
postgresql-common 154ubuntu1.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3476-1
CVE-2016-1255, CVE-2017-8806
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-common/184ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-common/179ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-common/173ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-common/154ubuntu1.1