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Unscored USN-2894-1 2 CVEs

postgresql-9.1, postgresql-9.3, postgresql-9.4 vulnerabilities

Published Feb 11, 2016 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Summary

It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain regular
expressions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
PostgreSQL to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-0773)

It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain configuration
settings (GUCS) for users of PL/Java. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2016-0766)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS postgresql-9.3 9.3.11-0ubuntu0.14.04

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0766
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0773