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CVE-2019-3466

Published: 14 November 2019

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.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
postgresql-common
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (190ubuntu0.1)
disco
Released (199ubuntu0.1)
eoan
Released (204ubuntu0.1)
trusty
Released (154ubuntu1.1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream
Released (210)
xenial
Released (173ubuntu0.3)
Patches:
upstream: https://salsa.debian.org/postgresql/postgresql-common/commit/ec9d984b62ed79f61be97b786a9ff4381309979c

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
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