Ubuntu Security Notice 6104-1 - Alexander Lakhin discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain CREATE privileges. An authenticated user could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code as the bootstrap supervisor. Wolfgang Walther discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain row security policies. An authenticated user could possibly use this issue to complete otherwise forbidden reads and modifications.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6104-1
May 24, 2023
postgresql-10, postgresql-12, postgresql-14, postgresql-15 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in PostgreSQL.
Software Description:
- postgresql-15: Object-relational SQL database
- postgresql-14: Object-relational SQL database
- postgresql-12: Object-relational SQL database
- postgresql-10: Object-relational SQL database
Details:
Alexander Lakhin discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain
CREATE privileges. An authenticated user could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary code as the bootstrap supervisor. (CVE-2023-2454)
Wolfgang Walther discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain row
security policies. An authenticated user could possibly use this issue to
complete otherwise forbidden reads and modifications. (CVE-2023-2455)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 23.04:
postgresql-15 15.3-0ubuntu0.23.04.1
postgresql-client-15 15.3-0ubuntu0.23.04.1
Ubuntu 22.10:
postgresql-14 14.8-0ubuntu0.22.10.1
postgresql-client-14 14.8-0ubuntu0.22.10.1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
postgresql-14 14.8-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
postgresql-client-14 14.8-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
postgresql-12 12.15-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
postgresql-client-12 12.15-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
postgresql-10 10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
postgresql-client-10 10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart PostgreSQL to
make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6104-1
CVE-2023-2454, CVE-2023-2455
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-15/15.3-0ubuntu0.23.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-14/14.8-0ubuntu0.22.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-14/14.8-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-12/12.15-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-10/10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2