USN-3479-1

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    USN-3479-1

    Published: 14 Nov 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: postgresql-9.3, postgresql-9.5, postgresql-9.6 vulnerabilities

    Details: David Rowley discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled memory when processing certain JSON functions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-15098) Dean Rasheed discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly enforced SELECT privileges when processing INSERT ... ON CONFLICT DO UPDATE commands. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 17.04 and Ubuntu 17.10.

    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 -9.3.20-0ubuntu0.14.04

    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
    9.3.11-0ubuntu0.14.04
    9.3.12-0ubuntu0.14.04
    9.3.13-0ubuntu0.14.04
    9.3.14-0ubuntu0.14.04
    9.3.15-0ubuntu0.14.04
    9.3.16-0ubuntu0.14.04
    9.3.17-0ubuntu0.14.04
    9.3.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    9.3.19-0ubuntu0.14.04

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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