SUSE-SU-2017:3107-1

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    SUSE-SU-2017:3107-1

    Published: 27 Nov 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-14798

    Summary: Security update for postgresql-init

    Details: This update for postgresql-init fixes the following issues: - CVE-2017-14798: A race condition in the init script could be used by attackers able to access the postgresql account to escalate their privileges to root (bsc#1062722)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20173107-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1062722, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14798

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: postgresql-init

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql-init&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -9.4-0.5.3.1

    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