MGASA-2016-0289: postgresql9.3 Mageia

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 31-08-2016Last modified 16-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

MGASA-2016-0289 is a vulnerability in postgresql9.3 Mageia with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
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KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 2 · Downstream 0
CVE-2016-5423CVE-2016-5424

Timeline

  1. 31-08-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Updated postgresql packages fix security vulnerability It was discovered that certain SQL statements containing CASE/WHEN commands could crash the PostgreSQL server, or disclose a few bytes of server memory, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2016-5423). It was found that PostgreSQL client programs mishandle database and role names containing newlines, carriage returns, double quotes, or backslashes. By crafting such an object name, roles with the CREATEDB or CREATEROLE option could escalate their privileges to root when a root user next executes maintenance with a vulnerable program. Vulnerable programs include pg_dumpall, pg_upgrade, vacuumdb, reindexdb, and clusterdb (CVE-2016-5424).

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Weaknesses

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Affected systems

Mageia2 products
  • postgresql9.3< 9.3.14-1.mga5
  • postgresql9.4< 9.4.9-1.mga5

1 vendor · 2 products

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