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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2022.2531 USN-5440-1: PostgreSQL vulnerability 25 May 2022 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: PostgreSQL Publisher: Ubuntu Operating System: Ubuntu Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2022-1552 Original Bulletin: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5440-1 Comment: CVSS (Max): 8.8 CVE-2022-1552 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVSS Source: Red Hat Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- USN-5440-1: PostgreSQL vulnerability 24 May 2022 PostgreSQL could be made to execute commands as the superuser. Releases o Ubuntu 22.04 LTS o Ubuntu 21.10 o Ubuntu 20.04 LTS o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Packages o postgresql-10 - Object-relational SQL database o postgresql-12 - Object-relational SQL database o postgresql-13 - Object-relational SQL database o postgresql-14 - Object-relational SQL database Details Alexander Lakhin discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled the security restricted operation sandbox when a privileged user is maintaining another user's objects. An attacker having permission to create non-temp objects can use this issue to execute arbitrary commands as the superuser. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 o postgresql-14 - 14.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Ubuntu 21.10 o postgresql-13 - 13.7-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 Ubuntu 20.04 o postgresql-12 - 12.11-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 o postgresql-10 - 10.21-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart PostgreSQL to make all the necessary changes. References o CVE-2022-1552 - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. The mailing list you are subscribed to is maintained within your organisation, so if you do not wish to continue receiving these bulletins you should contact your local IT manager. If you do not know who that is, please send an email to auscert@auscert.org.au and we will forward your request to the appropriate person. NOTE: Third Party Rights This security bulletin is provided as a service to AusCERT's members. As AusCERT did not write the document quoted above, AusCERT has had no control over its content. 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