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Echo: postgresql-common: security update to 210

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 462316

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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.
 (CVE-2019-3466)

Solution

Update the postgresql-common library and its related packages to version 210 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2019-3466

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 462316

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-3466

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/20/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-3466