USN-5440-1

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    USN-5440-1

    Published: 24 May 2022Last Modified: 27 Apr 2026

    Summary: postgresql-10, postgresql-12, postgresql-13, postgresql-14 vulnerability

    Details: Alexander Lakhin discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled the security restricted operation sandbox when a privileged user is maintaining another user's objects. An attacker having permission to create non-temp objects can use this issue to execute arbitrary commands as the superuser.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5440-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1552

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: postgresql-10

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -10.21-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

    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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