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HistoryApr 05, 2013 - 10:04 a.m.

postgresql92: Various security fixes. Update to 9.2.4. (important)

2013-04-0510:04:42
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postgresql was updated to version 9.2.4 (bnc#812525):

  • CVE-2013-1899: Fix insecure parsing of server
    command-line switches. A connection request containing
    a database name that begins with "-" could be crafted
    to damage or destroy files within the serverโ€™s data
    directory, even if the request is eventually rejected.
  • CVE-2013-1900: Reset OpenSSL randomness state in each
    postmaster child process. This avoids a scenario
    wherein random numbers generated by "contrib/pgcrypto"
    functions might be relatively easy for another database
    user to guess. The risk is only significant when the
    postmaster is configured with ssl = on but most
    connections donโ€™t use SSL encryption.
  • CVE-2013-1901: Make REPLICATION privilege checks test
    current user not authenticated user. An unprivileged
    database user could exploit this mistake to call
    pg_start_backup() or pg_stop_backup(), thus possibly
    interfering with creation of routine backups.
  • See the release notes for the rest of the changes:
    <a href=โ€œhttp://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/release-9-2-4.htmlโ€>http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/release-9-2-4.html</a>
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