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Amazon Linux AMI: Security patch for postgresql92 (ALAS-2015-492) (multiple CVEs)

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Amazon Linux AMI: Security patch for postgresql92 (ALAS-2015-492) (multiple CVEs)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/31/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/18/2015
Modified
03/05/2020

Description

The "make check" command for the test suites in PostgreSQL 9.3.3 and earlier does not properly invoke initdb to specify the authentication requirements for a database cluster to be used for the tests, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this cluster.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-postgresql92
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-postgresql92-contrib
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-postgresql92-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-postgresql92-devel
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-postgresql92-docs
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-postgresql92-libs
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-postgresql92-plperl
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-postgresql92-plpython
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-postgresql92-pltcl
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-postgresql92-server
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-postgresql92-server-compat
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-postgresql92-test

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