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usn-3744-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2018-08-16 13:09
Modified
2026-04-22 07:36
Summary
postgresql-10, postgresql-9.3, postgresql-9.5 vulnerabilities
Details

Andrew Krasichkov discovered that the PostgreSQL client library incorrectly reset its internal state between connections. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass certain client-side connection security features. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-10915)

It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly checked authorization on certain statements. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary server memory or alter certain data. (CVE-2018-10925)

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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Andrew Krasichkov discovered that the PostgreSQL client library incorrectly\nreset its internal state between connections. A remote attacker could\npossibly use this issue to bypass certain client-side connection security\nfeatures. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.\n(CVE-2018-10915)\n\nIt was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly checked authorization on\ncertain statements. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to\nread arbitrary server memory or alter certain data. (CVE-2018-10925)\n",
  "id": "USN-3744-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:36Z",
  "published": "2018-08-16T13:09:23Z",
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    },
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    }
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "postgresql-10, postgresql-9.3, postgresql-9.5 vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10915",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10925"
  ]
}



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