Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PgBouncer, the worst of which may allow an attacker to bypass authentication.
| Package | dev-db/pgbouncer on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 1.7.2 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 1.7.2 |
PgBouncer is a lightweight connection pooler for PostgreSQL.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PgBouncer. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A remote attacker might send a specially crafted package possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker might bypass authentication in configurations using the “auth_user” feature.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All PgBouncer users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/pgbouncer-1.7.2"