Debian alert DLA-4338-1 (pgagent)

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Andreas Henriksson <andreas@fatal.se>
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debian-lts-announce@lists.debian.org
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[SECURITY] [DLA 4338-1] pgagent security update
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Sat, 18 Oct 2025 14:35:42 +0200
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Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4338-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org
https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                   Andreas Henriksson
October 18, 2025                              https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package        : pgagent
Version        : 4.0.0-8+deb11u1
CVE ID         : CVE-2025-0218
Debian Bug     : 1092677

When batch jobs are executed by pgAgent, a script is created in a temporary
directory and then executed. In versions of pgAgent prior to 4.2.3, an
insufficiently seeded random number generator is used when generating the
directory name, leading to the possibility for a local attacker to pre-create
the directory and thus prevent pgAgent from executing jobs, disrupting
scheduled tasks.

For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version
4.0.0-8+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your pgagent packages.

For the detailed security status of pgagent please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/pgagent

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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