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Posted on 13 February 2016
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3476-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
February 13, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : postgresql-9.4
CVE ID : CVE-2016-0766 CVE-2016-0773
Several vulnerabilities have been found in PostgreSQL-9.4, a SQL
database system.
CVE-2016-0766
A privilege escalation vulnerability for users of PL/Java was
discovered. Certain custom configuration settings (GUCs) for PL/Java
will now be modifiable only by the database superuser to mitigate
this issue.
CVE-2016-0773
Tom Lane and Greg Stark discovered a flaw in the way PostgreSQL
processes specially crafted regular expressions. Very large
character ranges in bracket expressions could cause infinite
loops or memory overwrites. A remote attacker can exploit this
flaw to cause a denial of service or, potentially, to execute
arbitrary code.
For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 9.4.6-0+deb8u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your postgresql-9.4 packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
