========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6968-1 August 19, 2024
postgresql-12, postgresql-14, postgresql-16 vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: PostgreSQL could execute arbitrary SQL functions as the superuser if it received a specially crafted SQL object. Software Description: - postgresql-16: Object-relational SQL database - postgresql-14: Object-relational SQL database - postgresql-12: Object-relational SQL database 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 24.04 LTS postgresql-16 16.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 postgresql-client-16 16.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS postgresql-14 14.13-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 postgresql-client-14 14.13-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS postgresql-12 12.20-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 postgresql-client-12 12.20-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 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: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6968-1 CVE-2024-7348 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-16/16.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-14/14.13-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-12/12.20-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
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