Link Following Affecting postgresql-common package, versions <154ubuntu1.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-POSTGRESQLCOMMON-271520
  • published13 Nov 2017
  • disclosed13 Nov 2017

Introduced: 13 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-8806  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 postgresql-common to version 154ubuntu1.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-common package and not the postgresql-common package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Debian pg_ctlcluster, pg_createcluster, and pg_upgradecluster scripts, as distributed in the Debian postgresql-common package before 181+deb9u1 for PostgreSQL (and other packages related to Debian and Ubuntu), handled symbolic links insecurely, which could result in local denial of service by overwriting arbitrary files.

CVSS Scores

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