usn-4194-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2019-11-14 18:36
Modified
2026-02-10 04:41
Summary
postgresql-common vulnerability
Details

Rich Mirch discovered that the postgresql-common pg_ctlcluster script incorrectly handled directory creation. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges.

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  "details": "Rich Mirch discovered that the postgresql-common pg_ctlcluster script\nincorrectly handled directory creation. A local attacker could possibly use\nthis issue to escalate privileges.\n",
  "id": "USN-4194-1",
  "modified": "2026-02-10T04:41:41Z",
  "published": "2019-11-14T18:36:40Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4194-1"
    },
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    }
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "postgresql-common vulnerability",
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}



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