Ubuntu update for PostgreSQL

Published: 2017-11-14

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2017-15098 CVE-2017-15099
CWE-ID	CWE-19 CWE-264
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	Canonical Ltd.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Data handling

EUVDB-ID: #VU9168

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15098

CWE-ID: CWE-19 - Data Handling

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition or obtain potentially sensitive information on a targeted system.

The weakness exists due to improper data handling. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to trigger a rowtype mismatch in json{b}_populate_recordset(), cause the application to crash or read arbitrary data.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages

Ubuntu 17.10:

postgresql-9.6 9.6.6-0ubuntu0.17.10

Ubuntu 17.04:

postgresql-9.6 9.6.6-0ubuntu0.17.04

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:

postgresql-9.5 9.5.10-0ubuntu0.16.04

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

postgresql-9.3 9.3.20-0ubuntu0.14.04

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 17.10

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3479-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Security restrictions bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU9167