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PostgreSQL: CVE-2016-3065: pageinspect does not check permissions for BRIN indexes

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PostgreSQL: CVE-2016-3065: pageinspect does not check permissions for BRIN indexes

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C)
Published
04/01/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/01/2016
Modified
07/02/2019

Description

The (1) brin_page_type and (2) brin_metapage_info functions in the pageinspect extension in PostgreSQL before 9.5.x before 9.5.2 allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and consequently obtain sensitive server memory information or cause a denial of service (server crash) via a crafted bytea value in a BRIN index page.

Solution(s)

  • postgres-upgrade-9_5_2

References

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