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PostgreSQL Security Release(s) for 7.2, 7.3 and 7.4

New versions of the PostgreSQL database are available. "In order to address a recent security report from iDefence, we have released 3 new "point" releases: 7.2.6, 7.3.8 and 7.4.6 Although rated only a Medium risk, according to their web site: "A vulnerability exists due to the insecure creation of temporary files, which could possibly let a malicious user overwrite arbitrary files."" A data-loss bug is also fixed in this release series.
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