vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-4633-1 (CVE-2020-25696): PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 17, 2020 | Nov 18, 2020 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 17, 2020
Added
Nov 18, 2020
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in the psql interactive terminal of PostgreSQL in versions before 13.1, before 12.5, before 11.10, before 10.15, before 9.6.20 and before 9.5.24. If an interactive psql session uses \gset when querying a compromised server, the attacker can execute arbitrary code as the operating system account running psql. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-postgresql-10ubuntu-upgrade-postgresql-12ubuntu-upgrade-postgresql-9-5
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