USN-6656-1: PostgreSQL vulnerability

Severity

Medium

Vendor

Canonical Ubuntu

Description

It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled dropping privileges when handling REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW CONCURRENTLY commands. If a user or automatic system were tricked into running a specially crafted command, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary SQL functions. Update Instructions: Run `sudo pro fix USN-6656-1` to fix the vulnerability. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: postgresql-server-dev-12 – 12.18-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 libecpg6 – 12.18-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 libpq-dev – 12.18-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 libpgtypes3 – 12.18-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 postgresql-plperl-12 – 12.18-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 postgresql-pltcl-12 – 12.18-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 libecpg-dev – 12.18-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 postgresql-plpython3-12 – 12.18-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 libpq5 – 12.18-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 postgresql-doc-12 – 12.18-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 postgresql-12 – 12.18-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 postgresql-client-12 – 12.18-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 libecpg-compat3 – 12.18-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 No subscription required

CVEs contained in this USN include: CVE-2024-0985.

Affected Cloud Foundry Products and Versions

Severity is medium unless otherwise noted.

• cflinuxfs4
  • All versions prior to 1.74.0
• CF Deployment
  • All versions prior to 39.1.0

Mitigation

Users of affected products are strongly encouraged to follow the mitigations below.

The Cloud Foundry project recommends upgrading the following releases:

• cflinuxfs4
  • Upgrade all versions to 1.74.0 or greater
• CF Deployment
  • Upgrade all versions to 39.1.0 or greater

History

2024-04-04: Initial vulnerability report published.