========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6570-1 January 09, 2024
postgresql-9.5 vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) Summary: Several security issues were fixed in PostgreSQL. Software Description: - postgresql-9.5: Object-relational SQL database Details: Pedro Gallegos discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled modifying certain SQL array values. A remote attacker could use this issue to obtain sensitive information, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-5869) Hemanth Sandrana and Mahendrakar Srinivasarao discovered that PostgreSQL allowed the pg_signal_backend role to signal certain superuser processes, contrary to expectations. (CVE-2023-5870) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): postgresql-9.5 9.5.25-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm6 postgresql-client-9.5 9.5.25-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm6 After a standard system update you need to restart PostgreSQL to make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6570-1 CVE-2023-5869, CVE-2023-5870
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