Ubuntu alert USN-2621-1 (postgresql-9.1, postgresql-9.3, postgresql-9.4)
| From: | Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com> | |
| To: | ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com | |
| Subject: | [USN-2621-1] PostgreSQL vulnerabilities | |
| Date: | Mon, 25 May 2015 07:41:23 -0400 | |
| Message-ID: | <55630A63.8060308@canonical.com> |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2621-1 May 25, 2015 postgresql-9.1, postgresql-9.3, postgresql-9.4 vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 15.04 - Ubuntu 14.10 - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in PostgreSQL. Software Description: - postgresql-9.4: Object-relational SQL database - postgresql-9.3: Object-relational SQL database - postgresql-9.1: Object-relational SQL database Details: Benkocs Norbert Attila discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled authentication timeouts. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause the unauthenticated session to crash, possibly leading to a security issue. (CVE-2015-3165) Noah Misch discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain standard library function return values, possibly leading to security issues. (CVE-2015-3166) Noah Misch discovered that the pgcrypto function could return different error messages when decrypting using an incorrect key, possibly leading to a security issue. (CVE-2015-3167) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.04: postgresql-9.4 9.4.2-0ubuntu0.15.04 Ubuntu 14.10: postgresql-9.4 9.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.10 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: postgresql-9.3 9.3.7-0ubuntu0.14.04 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: postgresql-9.1 9.1.16-0ubuntu0.12.04 This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2621-1 CVE-2015-3165, CVE-2015-3166, CVE-2015-3167 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-9.4/9.4.2... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-9.4/9.4.2... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-9.3/9.3.7... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-9.1/9.1.1... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...