PostgreSQL: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 202008-13

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PostgreSQL, the worst of which could result in privilege escalation.

Package	dev-db/postgresql on all architectures
Affected versions	< 9.5.23 < 9.6.19 < 10.14 < 11.9 < 12.4
Unaffected versions	>= 9.5.23 >= 9.6.19 >= 10.14 >= 11.9 >= 12.4

PostgreSQL is an open source object-relational database management system.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PostgreSQL. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All PostgreSQL 9.5 users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/postgresql-9.5.23:9.5"

All PostgreSQL 9.6 users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/postgresql-9.6.19:9.6"

All PostgreSQL 10 users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/postgresql-10.14:10"

All PostgreSQL 11 users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/postgresql-11.9:11"

All PostgreSQL 12 users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/postgresql-12.4:12"

Release date
August 26, 2020

Latest revision
August 26, 2020: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
remote

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