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GHSA-67HR-WG4G-MJJV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 00:11 – Updated: 2022-05-17 00:11

Details

The pg_ctlcluster script in postgresql-common package in Debian wheezy before 134wheezy5, in Debian jessie before 165+deb8u2, in Debian unstable before 178, in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS before 129ubuntu1.2, in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS before 154ubuntu1.1, in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS before 173ubuntu0.1, in Ubuntu 17.04 before 179ubuntu0.1, and in Ubuntu 17.10 before 184ubuntu1.1 allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on a logfile in /var/log/postgresql.

Severity ?

7.8 (High)


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

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}

CVE-2016-1255 (GCVE-0-2016-1255)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-12-05 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 22:48

Summary

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

debian

References

URL

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	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017…	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3476-1	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
	https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-postgresql/po…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3476-2	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-67HR-WG4G-MJJV

CVE-2016-1255 (GCVE-0-2016-1255)

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