SUSE-SU-2016:0482-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:0482-1

    Published: 16 Feb 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for postgresql94

    Details: This update of postgresql94 to 9.4.5 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2015-5289: json or jsonb input values constructed from arbitrary user input could have crashed the PostgreSQL server and caused a denial of service (bsc#949670) * CVE-2015-5288: crypt() (pgCrypto extension) couldi potentially be exploited to read a few additional bytes of memory (bsc#949669) Also contains all changes and bugfixes in the upstream 9.4.5 release: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-4-5.html

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20160482-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/949669, https://bugzilla.suse.com/949670, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5288, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5289

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: postgresql94-libs

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -9.4.5-0.8.3

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High