Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2621-1
25th May, 2015
postgresql-9.1, postgresql-9.3, postgresql-9.4 vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in PostgreSQL.
Software description
- postgresql-9.1
– Object-relational SQL database - postgresql-9.3
– Object-relational SQL database - postgresql-9.4
– Object-relational SQL database
Details
Benkocs Norbert Attila discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled
authentication timeouts. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause the
unauthenticated session to crash, possibly leading to a security issue.
(CVE-2015-3165)
Noah Misch discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain standard
library function return values, possibly leading to security issues.
(CVE-2015-3166)
Noah Misch discovered that the pgcrypto function could return different
error messages when decrypting using an incorrect key, possibly leading to
a security issue. (CVE-2015-3167)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 15.04:
-
postgresql-9.4
9.4.2-0ubuntu0.15.04
- Ubuntu 14.10:
-
postgresql-9.4
9.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
postgresql-9.3
9.3.7-0ubuntu0.14.04
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
postgresql-9.1
9.1.16-0ubuntu0.12.04
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.