Debian update for postgresql-9.6

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU18424

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10130

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation of row security policies. A remote attacker can use statistics, generated for tables to bypass row security policies and gain access to restricted rows.

Mitigation

Update the affected package to version: 9.6.13-0+deb9u1

Vulnerable software versions

postgresql-9.6 (Debian package): 9.6.0-1 - 9.6.12-0+deb9u1

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4439

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.