ghsa-r936-w9vp-c53q
Vulnerability from github
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.
{ "affected": [], "aliases": [ "CVE-2017-12172" ], "database_specific": { "cwe_ids": [ "CWE-59" ], "github_reviewed": false, "github_reviewed_at": null, "nvd_published_at": "2017-11-22T19:29:00Z", "severity": "HIGH" }, "details": "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.", "id": "GHSA-r936-w9vp-c53q", "modified": "2022-05-13T01:38:14Z", "published": "2022-05-13T01:38:14Z", "references": [ { "type": "ADVISORY", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12172" }, { "type": "WEB", "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3402" }, { "type": "WEB", "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3403" }, { "type": "WEB", "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3404" }, { "type": "WEB", "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3405" }, { "type": "WEB", "url": "https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1801" }, { "type": "WEB", "url": "https://www.postgresql.org/support/security" }, { "type": "WEB", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101949" }, { "type": "WEB", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039752" } ], "schema_version": "1.4.0", "severity": [ { "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "type": "CVSS_V3" } ] }
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