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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8806

The Debian pg_ctlcluster, pg_createcluster, and pg_upgradecluster scripts, as distributed in the Debian postgresql-common package before 181+deb9u1 fo...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 postgresql-common

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"188"}]}]

Debian:13 postgresql-common

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"188"}]}]

Debian:14 postgresql-common

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"188"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org