Debian DSA-4029-1 : postgresql-common - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 104485

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that the pg_ctlcluster, pg_createcluster and pg_upgradecluster commands handled symbolic links insecurely which could result in local denial of service by overwriting arbitrary files.

Solution

Upgrade the postgresql-common packages.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 9.4+165+deb8u3.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 9.6+181+deb9u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 104485

File Name: debian_DSA-4029.nasl

Version: 3.7

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: Low

Score: 3.6

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

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-common

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-2017-8806

DSA: 4029

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