rPath alert rPSA-2010-0012-1 (postgresql)

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rPSA-2010-0012-1 postgresql postgresql-contrib postgresql-server 
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Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:59:24 -0500
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rPath Security Advisory: 2010-0012-1
Published: 2010-03-07
Products:
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 1
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 2
    rPath Linux 1
    rPath Linux 2

Rating: Severe
Exposure Level Classification:
    Remote System User Deterministic Privilege Escalation
Updated Versions:
    postgresql=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/8.1.19-0.1-1
    postgresql=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/8.3.9-0.1-1
    postgresql-contrib=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/8.3.9-0.1-1
    postgresql-server=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/8.1.19-0.1-1
    postgresql-server=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/8.3.9-0.1-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-3125
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-3181

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-4034
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-4136
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3229
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3230
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3231

Description:
    This update fixes several vulnerabilities in postgresql, the most severe
    of which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a table
    with crafted index functions.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0012

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