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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6968-3
October 14, 2024
postgresql-10, postgresql-9.3 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
PostgreSQL could execute arbitrary SQL functions as the superuser
if it received a specially crafted SQL object.
Software Description:
- postgresql-10: Object-relational SQL database
- postgresql-9.3: Object-relational SQL database
Details:
USN-6968-1 fixed CVE-2024-7348 in PostgreSQL-12, PostgreSQL-14, and
PostgreSQL-16.
This update provides the corresponding updates for PostgreSQL-9.3 in
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and PostgreSQL-10 in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
Noah Misch discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain
SQL objects. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary SQL functions as the superuser.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
postgresql-10 10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
postgresql-client-10 10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
postgresql-9.3 9.3.24-0ubuntu0.14.04+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
postgresql-client-9.3 9.3.24-0ubuntu0.14.04+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
After a standard system update you need to restart PostgreSQL to
make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6968-3
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6968-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6968-1
CVE-2024-7348