gsd-2017-14798
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:21
Details
A race condition in the postgresql init script could be used by attackers able to access the postgresql account to escalate their privileges to root.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2017-14798


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