USN-933-1: PostgreSQL vulnerability

Ubuntu - news, usn 29.04.2010 03:53  Referenced CVEs: CVE-2010-0442 Description: =========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-933-1 April 28, 2010 postgresql-8.1, postgresql-8.3, postgresql-8.4 vulnerability CVE-2010-0442 =========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: postgresql-8.1 8.1.20-0ubuntu0.6.06.1 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: postgresql-8.3 8.3.10-0ubuntu8.04.1 Ubuntu 9.04: postgresql-8.3 8.3.10-0ubuntu9.04.1 Ubuntu 9.10: postgresql-8.4 8.4.3-0ubuntu9.10.1 In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: It was discovered that PostgreSQL did not properly sanitize its input when using substring with a SELECT statement. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash.

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