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PostgreSQL: CVE-2018-1115: Too-permissive access control list on function pg_logfile_rotate()

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PostgreSQL: CVE-2018-1115: Too-permissive access control list on function pg_logfile_rotate()

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/10/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
01/07/2019
Modified
11/26/2021

Description

postgresql before versions 10.4, 9.6.9 is vulnerable in the adminpack extension, the pg_catalog.pg_logfile_rotate() function doesn't follow the same ACLs than pg_rorate_logfile. If the adminpack is added to a database, an attacker able to connect to it could exploit this to force log rotation.

Solution(s)

  • postgres-upgrade-10_4

References

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