vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2016-5424: Moderate: postgresql security and bug fix update (RHSA-2016:2606)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Nov 3, 2016 | Nov 4, 2016 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 3, 2016
Added
Nov 4, 2016
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
Description
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.
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-postgresqlredhat-upgrade-postgresql-contribredhat-upgrade-postgresql-debuginforedhat-upgrade-postgresql-develredhat-upgrade-postgresql-docsredhat-upgrade-postgresql-libsredhat-upgrade-postgresql-plperlredhat-upgrade-postgresql-plpythonredhat-upgrade-postgresql-pltclredhat-upgrade-postgresql-serverredhat-upgrade-postgresql-testredhat-upgrade-postgresql-upgrade
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