Debian DSA-4028-1 : postgresql-9.6 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 104484

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several vulnerabilities have been found in the PostgreSQL database system :

- CVE-2017-15098 Denial of service and potential memory disclosure in the json_populate_recordset() and jsonb_populate_recordset() functions

- CVE-2017-15099 Insufficient permissions checks in 'INSERT ... ON CONFLICT DO UPDATE' statements.

Solution

Upgrade the postgresql-9.6 packages.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 9.6.6-0+deb9u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 104484

File Name: debian_DSA-4028.nasl

Version: 3.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/10/2017

Updated: 11/14/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-15098

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-9.6

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-15098, CVE-2017-15099

DSA: 4028

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