Debian Security Advisory

DSA-5553-1 postgresql-15 -- security update

Date Reported:
13 Nov 2023
Affected Packages:
postgresql-15
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2023-5868, CVE-2023-5869, CVE-2023-5870, CVE-2023-39417, CVE-2023-39418.
More information:

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the PostgreSQL database system.

  • CVE-2023-5868

    Jingzhou Fu discovered a memory disclosure flaw in aggregate function calls.

  • CVE-2023-5869

    Pedro Gallegos reported integer overflow flaws resulting in buffer overflows in the array modification functions.

  • CVE-2023-5870

    Hemanth Sandrana and Mahendrakar Srinivasarao reported that the pg_cancel_backend role can signal certain superuser processes, potentially resulting in denial of service.

  • CVE-2023-39417

    Micah Gate, Valerie Woolard, Tim Carey-Smith, and Christoph Berg reported that an extension script using @substitutions@ within quoting may allow to perform an SQL injection for an attacker having database-level CREATE privileges.

  • CVE-2023-39418

    Dean Rasheed reported that the MERGE command fails to enforce UPDATE or SELECT row security policies.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 15.5-0+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your postgresql-15 packages.

For the detailed security status of postgresql-15 please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/postgresql-15