=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1789-1
April 04, 2013
postgresql-8.3, postgresql-8.4, postgresql-9.1 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 8.04 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
- postgresql-8.3: Object-relational SQL database
Details:
Mitsumasa Kondo and Kyotaro Horiguchi discovered that PostgreSQL
incorrectly handled certain connection requests containing database names
starting with a dash. A remote attacker could use this flaw to damage or
destroy files within a server's data directory. This issue only applied to
Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 12.10. (CVE-2013-1899)
Marko Kreen discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly generated random
numbers. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw to possibly guess
another database user's random numbers. (CVE-2013-1900)
Noah Misch discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain privilege
checks. An unprivileged attacker could use this flaw to possibly interfere
with in-progress backups. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 11.10,
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 12.10. (CVE-2013-1901)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.10:
postgresql-9.1 9.1.9-0ubuntu12.10
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
postgresql-9.1 9.1.9-0ubuntu12.04
Ubuntu 11.10:
postgresql-9.1 9.1.9-0ubuntu11.10
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
postgresql-8.4 8.4.17-0ubuntu10.04
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
postgresql-8.3 8.3.23-0ubuntu8.04.1
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:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1789-1
CVE-2013-1899, CVE-2013-1900, CVE-2013-1901
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-9.1/9.1.9-0ubuntu12.10
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-9.1/9.1.9-0ubuntu12.04
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-9.1/9.1.9-0ubuntu11.10
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-8.4/8.4.17-0ubuntu10.04
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-8.3/8.3.23-0ubuntu8.04.1