Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting postgresql-9.5 package, versions <9.5.4-0ubuntu0.16.04
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- published9 Dec 2016
- disclosed9 Dec 2016
Introduced: 9 Dec 2016
CVE-2016-5424 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 postgresql-9.5 to version 9.5.4-0ubuntu0.16.04 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-9.5 package and not the postgresql-9.5 package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 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.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-5424
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3646
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5424
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1688/
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-23.html
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-18.html
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-14.html
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-4-9.html
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-5-4.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1781.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1820.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1821.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2606.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2425
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92435
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036617