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Echo: postgresql-common: security update to 188

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 463695

Description

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

 - The Debian pg_ctlcluster, pg_createcluster, and pg_upgradecluster scripts, as distributed in the Debian
 postgresql-common package before 181+deb9u1 for PostgreSQL (and other packages related to Debian and
 Ubuntu), handled symbolic links insecurely, which could result in local denial of service by overwriting
 arbitrary files. (CVE-2017-8806)

Solution

Update the postgresql-common library and its related packages to version 188 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2017-8806

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 463695

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-8806

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/13/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-8806