[Trisquel-security] [USN-2120-1] PostgreSQL vulnerabilities

[Marc Deslauriers]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2120-1
February 24, 2014

postgresql-8.4, postgresql-9.1 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in PostgreSQL.

Software Description:
- postgresql-9.1: Object-relational SQL database
- postgresql-8.4: Object-relational SQL database

Details:

Noah Misch and Jonas Sundman discovered that PostgreSQL did not correctly
enforce ADMIN OPTION restrictions. An authenticated attacker could use this
issue to possibly revoke access from others, contrary to expected
permissions. (CVE-2014-0060)

Andres Freund discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled validator
functions. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to
escalate their privileges. (CVE-2014-0061)

Andres Freund discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled concurrent
CREATE INDEX statements. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this
issue to obtain access to restricted data, bypassing intended privileges.
(CVE-2014-0062)

Daniel Schüssler discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled datetime
input. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
PostgreSQL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-0063)

It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain size
calculations. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause PostgreSQL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-0064)

Peter Eisentraut and Jozef Mlich discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly
handled certain buffer sizes. An authenticated attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause PostgreSQL to crash, resulting in a denial of service,
or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-0065)

Honza Horak discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly used the crypt() library
function. This issue could possibly cause PostgreSQL to crash, resulting in
a denial of service (CVE-2014-0066)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 13.10:
  postgresql-9.1                  9.1.12-0ubuntu0.13.10

Ubuntu 12.10:
  postgresql-9.1                  9.1.12-0ubuntu0.12.10

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  postgresql-9.1                  9.1.12-0ubuntu0.12.04

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  postgresql-8.4                  8.4.20-0ubuntu010.04

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References:
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2120-1
  CVE-2014-0060, CVE-2014-0061, CVE-2014-0062, CVE-2014-0063,
  CVE-2014-0064, CVE-2014-0065, CVE-2014-0066

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-9.1/9.1.12-0ubuntu0.13.10
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-9.1/9.1.12-0ubuntu0.12.10
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-9.1/9.1.12-0ubuntu0.12.04
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-8.4/8.4.20-0ubuntu010.04


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