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CVE-2019-3466

Publication date 14 November 2019

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

The pg_ctlcluster script in postgresql-common in versions prior to 210 didn't drop privileges when creating socket/statistics temporary directories, which could result in local privilege escalation.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
postgresql-common 19.10 eoan
Fixed 204ubuntu0.1
19.04 disco
Fixed 199ubuntu0.1
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 190ubuntu0.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 173ubuntu0.3
14.04 LTS trusty

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Patch details

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Package Patch details
postgresql-common

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-4194-1
    • postgresql-common vulnerability
    • 14 November 2019
    • USN-4194-2
    • postgresql-common vulnerability
    • 3 December 2019

Other references