ALT-PU-2016-3313-1

Package postgresql9.5 updated to version 9.5.4-alt1 for branch sisyphus in task 168446.

PostgreSQL before 9.1.23, 9.2.x before 9.2.18, 9.3.x before 9.3.14, 9.4.x before 9.4.9, and 9.5.x before 9.5.4 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and server crash), obtain sensitive memory information, or possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a CASE expression within the test value subexpression of another CASE or (2) inlining of an SQL function that implements the equality operator used for a CASE expression involving values of different types.

Severity: MEDIUM (6.5)Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: HIGH (8.3)Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

References:

PostgreSQL before 9.1.23, 9.2.x before 9.2.18, 9.3.x before 9.3.14, 9.4.x before 9.4.9, and 9.5.x before 9.5.4 might allow remote authenticated users with the CREATEDB or CREATEROLE role to gain superuser privileges via a (1) " (double quote), (2) \ (backslash), (3) carriage return, or (4) newline character in a (a) database or (b) role name that is mishandled during an administrative operation.

Severity: MEDIUM (4.6)Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: HIGH (7.1)Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References:

Version: 2.1.2

Package postgresql9.5 update in sisyphus on 2016-08-10

ALT-PU-2016-3313-1

Closed vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-5423

CVE-2016-5424