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Unscored USN-3066-1 2 CVEs

postgresql-9.1, postgresql-9.3, postgresql-9.5 vulnerabilities

Published Aug 18, 2016 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Summary

Heikki Linnakangas discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain
nested CASE/WHEN expressions. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause PostgreSQL to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2016-5423)

Nathan Bossart discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled special
characters in database and role names. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2016-5424)

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS postgresql-9.3 9.3.14-0ubuntu0.14.04
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS postgresql-9.5 9.5.4-0ubuntu0.16.04

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5423
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5424