SB2019080904 - Ubuntu update for PostgreSQL

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SB2019080904 - Ubuntu update for PostgreSQL

Published: August 9, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019080904
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10208)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to way PostreSQL processes SECURITY DEFINER functions. A privileged attacker with EXECUTE permission, which must itself contain a function call having inexact argument type match, can execute arbitrary SQL query under the identity of the function owner.


2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10209)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to way PostgreSQL processes user-defined hash equality operators. A remote attacker can under certain circumstances read arbitrary bytes from server memory.

Note, exploitation of this vulnerability requires a superuser to create unusual operators.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References