USN-4972-1

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    USN-4972-1

    Published: 1 Jun 2021Last Modified: 27 Apr 2026

    Summary: postgresql-10, postgresql-12, postgresql-13 vulnerabilities

    Details: Tom Lane discovered that PostgreSQL incorrect handled certain array subscripting calculations. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite server memory and escalate privileges. (CVE-2021-32027) Andres Freund discovered that PostgreSQL incorrect handled certain INSERT ... ON CONFLICT ... DO UPDATE commands. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to read server memory and obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2021-32028) Tom Lane discovered that PostgreSQL incorrect handled certain UPDATE ... RETURNING commands. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to read server memory and obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.10, and Ubuntu 21.04. (CVE-2021-32029)

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: postgresql-10

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -10.17-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

    Affected versions

    10.1-1

    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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