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CVE-2017-8806

Published: Nov 13, 2017

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

The Debian pg_ctlcluster, pg_createcluster, and pg_upgradecluster scripts, as distributed in the Debian postgresql-common package before 181+deb9u1 for PostgreSQL (and other packages related to Debian and Ubuntu), handled symbolic links insecurely, which could result in local denial of service by overwriting arbitrary files.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	PostgreSQL-related scripts that are specific to Debian and Ubuntu	affected `PostgreSQL-related scripts that are specific to Debian and Ubuntu`

References

http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/p/postgresql-common/postgresql-common_181+deb9u1_changelog

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vdb-entry

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https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3476-1/

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https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4029

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