Buffer Overflow Affecting postgresql-12 package, versions <12.5-0ubuntu0.20.04.1


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-UBUNTU2004-POSTGRESQL12-5854869
  • published24 Aug 2023
  • disclosed22 Aug 2023

Introduced: 22 Aug 2023

CVE-2020-21469  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 postgresql-12 to version 12.5-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-12 package and not the postgresql-12 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in PostgreSQL 12.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via repeatedly sending SIGHUP signals. NOTE: this is disputed by the vendor because untrusted users cannot send SIGHUP signals; they can only be sent by a PostgreSQL superuser, a user with pg_reload_conf access, or a user with sufficient privileges at the OS level (the postgres account or the root account).

CVSS Scores

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