USN-933-1: PostgreSQL vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 9.10
• Ubuntu 9.04
• Ubuntu 8.04
• Ubuntu 6.06

Packages

• postgresql-8.1 -
• postgresql-8.3 -
• postgresql-8.4 -

Details

It was discovered that PostgreSQL did not properly sanitize its input when
using substring() with a SELECT statement. A remote authenticated attacker
could exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 9.10

• postgresql-8.4 - 8.4.3-0ubuntu9.10.1

Ubuntu 9.04

• postgresql-8.3 - 8.3.10-0ubuntu9.04.1

Ubuntu 8.04

• postgresql-8.3 - 8.3.10-0ubuntu8.04.1

Ubuntu 6.06

• postgresql-8.1 - 8.1.20-0ubuntu0.6.06.1

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2010-0442