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Ubuntu: USN-4972-1 (CVE-2021-32029): PostgreSQL vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-4972-1 (CVE-2021-32029): PostgreSQL vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
05/27/2021
Created
06/03/2021
Added
06/02/2021
Modified
11/15/2024

Description

A flaw was found in postgresql. Using an UPDATE ... RETURNING command on a purpose-crafted table, an authenticated database user could read arbitrary bytes of server memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-postgresql-12
  • ubuntu-upgrade-postgresql-13

References

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