Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1309-1 postgresql-8.1 -- programming error
- Date Reported:
- 16 Jun 2007
- Affected Packages:
- postgresql-8.1
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2007-2138.
- More information:
-
It was discovered that the PostgreSQL database performs insufficient validation of variables passed to privileged SQL statements, so called
security definers
, which could lead to SQL privilege escalation.The oldstable distribution (sarge) doesn't contain PostgreSQL 8.1.
For the stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 8.1.9-0etch1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 8.1.9-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your PostgreSQL packages.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-8.1_8.1.9.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-doc-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-compat2_8.1.9-0etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg5_8.1.9-0etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpgtypes2_8.1.9-0etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpq-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpq4_8.1.9-0etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-client-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-contrib-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-plperl-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-plpython-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-pltcl-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-server-dev-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-compat2_8.1.9-0etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg5_8.1.9-0etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpgtypes2_8.1.9-0etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpq-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpq4_8.1.9-0etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-client-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-contrib-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-plperl-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-plpython-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-pltcl-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-server-dev-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-compat2_8.1.9-0etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg5_8.1.9-0etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpgtypes2_8.1.9-0etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpq-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpq4_8.1.9-0etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-client-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-contrib-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-plperl-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-plpython-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-pltcl-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-server-dev-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_arm.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-compat2_8.1.9-0etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg5_8.1.9-0etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpgtypes2_8.1.9-0etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpq-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpq4_8.1.9-0etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-client-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-contrib-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-plperl-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-plpython-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-pltcl-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-server-dev-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-compat2_8.1.9-0etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg5_8.1.9-0etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpgtypes2_8.1.9-0etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpq-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpq4_8.1.9-0etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-client-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-contrib-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-plperl-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-plpython-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-pltcl-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-server-dev-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-compat2_8.1.9-0etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg5_8.1.9-0etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpgtypes2_8.1.9-0etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpq-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpq4_8.1.9-0etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-client-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-contrib-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-plperl-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-plpython-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-pltcl-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-server-dev-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_ia64.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-compat2_8.1.9-0etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg5_8.1.9-0etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpgtypes2_8.1.9-0etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpq-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpq4_8.1.9-0etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-client-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-contrib-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-plperl-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-plpython-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-pltcl-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-server-dev-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-compat2_8.1.9-0etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg5_8.1.9-0etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpgtypes2_8.1.9-0etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpq-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpq4_8.1.9-0etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-client-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-contrib-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-plperl-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-plpython-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-pltcl-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-server-dev-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-compat2_8.1.9-0etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg5_8.1.9-0etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpgtypes2_8.1.9-0etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpq-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpq4_8.1.9-0etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-client-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-contrib-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-plperl-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-plpython-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-pltcl-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-server-dev-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-compat2_8.1.9-0etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg5_8.1.9-0etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpgtypes2_8.1.9-0etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpq-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpq4_8.1.9-0etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-client-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-contrib-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-plperl-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-plpython-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-pltcl-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-server-dev-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-compat2_8.1.9-0etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg5_8.1.9-0etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpgtypes2_8.1.9-0etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpq-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libpq4_8.1.9-0etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-client-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-contrib-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-plperl-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-plpython-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-pltcl-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/postgresql-server-dev-8.1_8.1.9-0etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql-8.1/libecpg-dev_8.1.9-0etch1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.