Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PostgreSQL, the worst of which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.
| Package | dev-db/postgresql on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 9.4.26 < 9.5.21 < 9.6.17 < 10.12 < 11.7 < 12.2 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 9.4.26 >= 9.5.21 >= 9.6.17 >= 10.12 >= 11.7 >= 12.2 |
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.
A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, bypass certain client-side connection security features, read arbitrary server memory, alter certain data or cause a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All PostgreSQL 9.4.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/postgresql-9.4.26:9.4"
All PostgreSQL 9.5.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/postgresql-9.5.21:9.5"
All PostgreSQL 9.6.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/postgresql-9.6.17:9.6"
All PostgreSQL 10.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/postgresql-10.12:10"
All PostgreSQL 11.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/postgresql-11.7:11"
All PostgreSQL 12.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/postgresql-12.2:12"