CVE-2017-12172 | BDVDB-2026-93376 Detail
Red Hatpostgresql
Description#
PostgreSQL 10.x before 10.1, 9.6.x before 9.6.6, 9.5.x before 9.5.10, 9.4.x before 9.4.15, 9.3.x before 9.3.20, and 9.2.x before 9.2.24 runs under a non-root operating system account, and database superusers have effective ability to run arbitrary code under that system account. PostgreSQL provides a script for starting the database server during system boot. Packages of PostgreSQL for many operating systems provide their own, packager-authored startup implementations. Several implementations use a log file name that the database superuser can replace with a symbolic link. As root, they open(), chmod() and/or chown() this log file name. This often suffices for the database superuser to escalate to root privileges when root starts the server.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
References#
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3402
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101949
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3403
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3405
- https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039752
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1801/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3404
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.