USN-4194-1: postgresql-common vulnerability

23751

18 December 2019

18 December 2019

CLOSED

MEDIUM

CVE-2019-3466

Severity

Medium

Vendor

Canonical Ubuntu

Versions Affected

  • Canonical Ubuntu 16.04

Description

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.

CVEs contained in this USN include: CVE-2019-3466

Affected VMware Products and Versions

Severity is medium unless otherwise noted.

  • Pivotal Operations Manager
    • 2.7.x versions prior to 2.7.4
    • 2.6.x versions prior to 2.6.15
    • 2.5.x versions prior to 2.5.23
    • 2.4.x versions prior to 2.4.26

Mitigation

  • Pivotal Operations Manager
    • 2.7.4
    • 2.6.15
    • 2.5.23
    • 2.4.26

References