Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2023-5868 CVE-2023-5869 CVE-2023-5870 |
CWE-ID | CWE-200 CWE-190 CWE-264 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system postgresql-client-10 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component postgresql-10 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Canonical Ltd. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU82941
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5868
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application in the aggregate function calls when handling "unknown"-type arguments. A remote user can read parts of system memory.
Update the affected package postgresql-10 to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 18.04
postgresql-client-10 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
postgresql-10 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
External linkshttp://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6538-2
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.
EUVDB-ID: #VU82942
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5869
CWE-ID:
CWE-190 - Integer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in array modification. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
MitigationUpdate the affected package postgresql-10 to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 18.04
postgresql-client-10 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
postgresql-10 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
External linkshttp://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6538-2
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.
EUVDB-ID: #VU82943
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5870
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to pg_cancel_backend rolse signals background workers, including the logical replication launcher, autovacuum workers and the autovacuum launcher. A remote privileged user can abuse this behavior and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Update the affected package postgresql-10 to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 18.04
postgresql-client-10 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
postgresql-10 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
External linkshttp://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6538-2
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.