Ubuntu update for postgresql-10

1) Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU95605

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-7348

CWE-ID: CWE-367 - Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the database.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition when executing concurrent pg_dump sessions. A remote user with privileges to create and drop non-temporary objects can execute arbitrary SQL commands with the privileges of the role running pg_dump (which is often a superuser).

Mitigation

Update the affected package postgresql-10 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 18.04

postgresql-client-9.3 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

postgresql-9.3 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

postgresql-client-10 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

postgresql-10 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:14.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:18.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:postgresql-client-9.3:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:postgresql-93_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:postgresql-client-10_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:postgresql-10_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6968-3

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.