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RHSA-2016:0346: postgresql security update

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RHSA-2016:0346: postgresql security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
02/17/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/03/2016
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system(DBMS).An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, wasfound in the PostgreSQL handling code for regular expressions. A remoteattacker could use a specially crafted regular expression to causePostgreSQL to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-0773)Red Hat would like to thank PostgreSQL upstream for reporting this issue.Upstream acknowledges Tom Lane and Greg Stark as the original reporters.This update upgrades PostgreSQL to version 9.2.15. Refer to the ReleaseNotes linked to in the References section for a detailed list of changessince the previous version.All PostgreSQL users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,which correct this issue. If the postgresql service is running, it willbe automatically restarted after installing this update.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-postgresql
  • redhat-upgrade-postgresql-contrib
  • redhat-upgrade-postgresql-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-postgresql-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-postgresql-docs
  • redhat-upgrade-postgresql-libs
  • redhat-upgrade-postgresql-plperl
  • redhat-upgrade-postgresql-plpython
  • redhat-upgrade-postgresql-pltcl
  • redhat-upgrade-postgresql-server
  • redhat-upgrade-postgresql-test
  • redhat-upgrade-postgresql-upgrade

References

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