postgresql-common vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
* Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Summary
postgresql-common could be made to create arbitrary directories.
Software Description
* postgresql-common - PostgreSQL database-cluster manager
Details
USN-4194-1 fixed a vulnerability in postgresql-common. This update
provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
Rich Mirch discovered that the postgresql-common pg_ctlcluster
script incorrectly handled directory creation. A local attacker
could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
postgresql-common - 154ubuntu1.1+esm1
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References
* USN-4194-1
* CVE-2019-3466
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