Packages
- postgresql-9.1 - Object-relational SQL database
- postgresql-9.3 - Object-relational SQL database
- postgresql-9.4 - Object-relational SQL database
Details
Josh Kupershmidt discovered the pgCrypto extension could expose
several bytes of server memory if the crypt() function was provided a
too-short salt. An attacker could use this flaw to read private data.
(CVE-2015-5288)
Oskari Saarenmaa discovered that the json and jsonb handlers could exhaust
available stack space. An attacker could use this flaw to perform a denial
of service attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu
15.04. (CVE-2015-5289)
Josh Kupershmidt discovered the pgCrypto extension could expose
several bytes of server memory if the crypt() function was provided a
too-short salt. An attacker could use this flaw to read private data.
(CVE-2015-5288)
Oskari Saarenmaa discovered that the json and jsonb handlers could exhaust
available stack space. An attacker could use this flaw to perform a denial
of service attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu
15.04. (CVE-2015-5289)
Update instructions
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart PostgreSQL to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.04 vivid | postgresql-9.4 – 9.4.5-0ubuntu0.15.04 | ||
| 14.04 trusty | postgresql-9.3 – 9.3.10-0ubuntu0.14.04 | ||
| 12.04 precise | postgresql-9.1 – 9.1.19-0ubuntu0.12.04 | ||
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