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Unscored USN-3479-1 2 CVEs

postgresql-9.3, postgresql-9.5, postgresql-9.6 vulnerabilities

Published Nov 14, 2017 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

David Rowley discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled memory when
processing certain JSON functions. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-15098)

Dean Rasheed discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly enforced SELECT
privileges when processing INSERT ... ON CONFLICT DO UPDATE commands. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive
information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 17.04 and
Ubuntu 17.10.

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS postgresql-9.3 9.3.20-0ubuntu0.14.04
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS postgresql-9.5 9.5.10-0ubuntu0.16.04

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15098
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15099