Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1717-1
12th February, 2013
postgresql-8.3, postgresql-8.4, postgresql-9.1 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Summary
PostgreSQL could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.
Software description
- postgresql-8.3 - Object-relational SQL database
- postgresql-8.4 - Object-relational SQL database
- postgresql-9.1 - Object-relational SQL database
Details
Sumit Soni discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled calling a certain
internal function with invalid arguments. An authenticated attacker could
use this issue to cause PostgreSQL to crash, resulting in a denial of
service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 12.10:
- postgresql-9.1 9.1.8-0ubuntu12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
- postgresql-9.1 9.1.8-0ubuntu12.04
- Ubuntu 11.10:
- postgresql-9.1 9.1.8-0ubuntu11.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
- postgresql-8.4 8.4.16-0ubuntu10.04
- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
- postgresql-8.3 8.3.23-0ubuntu8.04
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.