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=========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-417-3 February 09, 2007 postgresql-8.1 regression =========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 6.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: postgresql-8.1 8.1.8-0ubuntu6.06.1 postgresql-client-8.1 8.1.8-0ubuntu6.06.1 Ubuntu 6.10: postgresql-8.1 8.1.8-0ubuntu6.10 postgresql-client-8.1 8.1.8-0ubuntu6.10 In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: USN-417-2 fixed a severe regression in the PostgreSQL server that was introduced in USN-417-1 and caused some valid queries to be aborted with a type error. This update fixes a similar (but much less prominent) error. At the same time, PostgreSQL is updated to version 8.1.8, which fixes a range of important bugs.