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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-7548: Security patch for postgresql94, postgresql95 (ALAS-2017-885)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-7548: Security patch for postgresql94, postgresql95 (ALAS-2017-885)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
08/10/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/01/2017
Modified
10/14/2022

Description

PostgreSQL versions before 9.4.13, 9.5.8 and 9.6.4 are vulnerable to authorization flaw allowing remote authenticated attackers with no privileges on a large object to overwrite the entire contents of the object, resulting in a denial of service.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade--postgresql95
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-postgresql94

References

  • ALAS-2017-885
  • DSA-3935
  • DSA-3936
  • CVE-2017-7548
  • USN-3390-1

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