Debian DSA-4568-1 : postgresql-common - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 131086

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Rich Mirch discovered that the pg_ctlcluster script didn't drop privileges when creating socket/statistics temporary directories, which could result in local privilege escalation.

Solution

Upgrade the postgresql-common packages.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 9.6+181+deb9u3.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 11+200+deb10u3.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 131086

File Name: debian_DSA-4568.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/18/2019

Updated: 4/11/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-3466

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-common, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/14/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/20/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-3466

DSA: 4568

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