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Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting postgresql package, versions <9.5.4-r0

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.61% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE34-POSTGRESQL-468233
  • published22 Sept 2019
  • disclosed22 Sept 2019
  • creditUnknown
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Introduced: 22 Sep 2019

CVE-2016-5424  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.4 postgresql to version 9.5.4-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql package and not the postgresql package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.4 relevant fixed versions and status.

PostgreSQL before 9.1.23, 9.2.x before 9.2.18, 9.3.x before 9.3.14, 9.4.x before 9.4.9, and 9.5.x before 9.5.4 might allow remote authenticated users with the CREATEDB or CREATEROLE role to gain superuser privileges via a (1) " (double quote), (2) \ (backslash), (3) carriage return, or (4) newline character in a (a) database or (b) role name that is mishandled during an administrative operation.

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