Upstream information
Description
PostgreSQL 10.x before 10.1, 9.6.x before 9.6.6, 9.5.x before 9.5.10, 9.4.x before 9.4.15, 9.3.x before 9.3.20, and 9.2.x before 9.2.24 runs under a non-root operating system account, and database superusers have effective ability to run arbitrary code under that system account. PostgreSQL provides a script for starting the database server during system boot. Packages of PostgreSQL for many operating systems provide their own, packager-authored startup implementations. Several implementations use a log file name that the database superuser can replace with a symbolic link. As root, they open(), chmod() and/or chown() this log file name. This often suffices for the database superuser to escalate to root privileges when root starts the server.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
National Vulnerability Database | SUSE | |
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Base Score | 7.2 | 6 |
Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Access Vector | Local | Local |
Access Complexity | Low | High |
Authentication | None | Single |
Confidentiality Impact | Complete | Complete |
Integrity Impact | Complete | Complete |
Availability Impact | Complete | Complete |
National Vulnerability Database | SUSE | |
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Base Score | 6.7 | 7.3 |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Access Vector | Local | Local |
Access Complexity | Low | Low |
Privileges Required | High | Low |
User Interaction | None | Required |
Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged |
Confidentiality Impact | High | High |
Integrity Impact | High | High |
Availability Impact | High | High |
CVSSv3 Version | 3 | 3 |
- SUSE-SU-2018:0077-1, published Fri Jan 12 10:09:08 MST 2018
- SUSE-SU-2018:0081-1, published Fri Jan 12 13:12:13 MST 2018
- openSUSE-SU-2018:0095-1, published Mon, 15 Jan 2018 15:14:57 +0100 (CET)
List of released packages
Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 |
| Patchnames: sdksp4-postgresql94-13411 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2018-63 SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2018-63 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 |
| Patchnames: sdksp4-postgresql94-13411 slessp4-postgresql94-13411 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2018-63 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2018-63 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2018-63 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2018-63 |
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.
Product(s) | Source package | State |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 | postgresql94 | In progress |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS | postgresql-init | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | postgresql-init | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | postgresql94 | In progress |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 LTSS | postgresql-init | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 LTSS | postgresql-init | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | postgresql-init | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | postgresql-init | Not affected |