vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2017-15097: Moderate: postgresql security update (RHSA-2017:3402)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 8, 2017 | Dec 8, 2017 | Feb 19, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 8, 2017
Added
Dec 8, 2017
Modified
Feb 19, 2026
Description
Privilege escalation flaws were found in the Red Hat initialization scripts of PostgreSQL. An attacker with access to the postgres user account could use these flaws to obtain root access on the server machine.
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-postgresqlredhat-upgrade-postgresql-contribredhat-upgrade-postgresql-debuginforedhat-upgrade-postgresql-develredhat-upgrade-postgresql-docsredhat-upgrade-postgresql-libsredhat-upgrade-postgresql-plperlredhat-upgrade-postgresql-plpythonredhat-upgrade-postgresql-pltclredhat-upgrade-postgresql-serverredhat-upgrade-postgresql-staticredhat-upgrade-postgresql-testredhat-upgrade-postgresql-upgrade
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