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GHSA-RHRQ-JX2F-79G7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:01 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:01

Details

The pg_ctlcluster script in postgresql-common in versions prior to 210 didn't drop privileges when creating socket/statistics temporary directories, which could result in local privilege escalation.

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CVE-2019-3466 (GCVE-0-2019-3466)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-11-20 17:16 – Updated: 2024-08-04 19:12

Summary

The pg_ctlcluster script in postgresql-common in versions prior to 210 didn't drop privileges when creating socket/statistics temporary directories, which could result in local privilege escalation.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Insufficient drop of privileges

Assigner

debian

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://blog.mirch.io/2019/11/15/cve-2019-3466-de…	x_refsource_MISC
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4194-2/	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
n/a	postgresql-common (Debian-specific Postgres management tools)	Affected: Versions before 210

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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-RHRQ-JX2F-79G7

CVE-2019-3466 (GCVE-0-2019-3466)

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