USN-2894-1

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    USN-2894-1

    Published: 11 Feb 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: postgresql-9.1, postgresql-9.3, postgresql-9.4 vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PostgreSQL to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-0773) It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain configuration settings (GUCS) for users of PL/Java. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2016-0766)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2894-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0766, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0773

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: postgresql-9.3

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -9.3.11-0ubuntu0.14.04

    Affected versions

    9.3.1-1
    9.3.2-1
    9.3.2-1ubuntu1
    9.3.2-1ubuntu2
    9.3.3-1
    9.3.3-1bzr1
    9.3.3-1bzr2
    9.3.4-1
    9.3.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    9.3.6-0ubuntu0.14.04
    9.3.7-0ubuntu0.14.04
    9.3.8-0ubuntu0.4.04
    9.3.9-0ubuntu0.14.04
    9.3.10-0ubuntu0.14.04

    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
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