Upstream information
Description
The pg_ctlcluster script in postgresql-common package in Debian wheezy before 134wheezy5, in Debian jessie before 165+deb8u2, in Debian unstable before 178, in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS before 129ubuntu1.2, in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS before 154ubuntu1.1, in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS before 173ubuntu0.1, in Ubuntu 17.04 before 179ubuntu0.1, and in Ubuntu 17.10 before 184ubuntu1.1 allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on a logfile in /var/log/postgresql.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | SUSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.2 | 6.6 |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low | Medium |
| Authentication | None | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete | Complete |
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.8 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | High |
| Integrity Impact | High |
| Availability Impact | High |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS | postgresql94 | Affected |
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL | postgresql94 | Analysis |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | postgresql94 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | postgresql94 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | postgresql94 | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | postgresql94 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS | postgresql94 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | postgresql94 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | postgresql94 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | postgresql94 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 | postgresql94 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS | postgresql94 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | postgresql94 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS | postgresql94 | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS | postgresql94 | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 | postgresql94 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 | postgresql94 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | postgresql94 | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Server 2.1 | postgresql94 | Not affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | postgresql94 | Analysis |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Wed Dec 21 02:53:12 2016CVE page last modified: Fri Oct 13 19:07:32 2023