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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.58359
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1311-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'postgresql, postgresql-7.4' package(s) announced via the DSA-1311-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'postgresql, postgresql-7.4' package(s) announced via the DSA-1311-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that the PostgreSQL database performs insufficient validation of variables passed to privileged SQL statement called security definers, which could lead to SQL privilege escalation.

For the oldstable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 7.4.7-6sarge5. A powerpc build is not yet available due to problems with the build host. It will be provided later.

For the stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 7.4.17-0etch1.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 7.4.17-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your PostgreSQL packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'postgresql, postgresql-7.4' package(s) on Debian 3.1, Debian 4.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-2138
BugTraq ID: 23618
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23618
Debian Security Information: DSA-1309 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1309
Debian Security Information: DSA-1311 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1311
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-12.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:094
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10090
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2007:0336
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0336.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0337.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017974
http://secunia.com/advisories/24989
http://secunia.com/advisories/24999
http://secunia.com/advisories/25005
http://secunia.com/advisories/25019
http://secunia.com/advisories/25037
http://secunia.com/advisories/25058
http://secunia.com/advisories/25184
http://secunia.com/advisories/25238
http://secunia.com/advisories/25334
http://secunia.com/advisories/25717
http://secunia.com/advisories/25720
http://secunia.com/advisories/25725
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102894-1
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0015/
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-454-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1497
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1549
XForce ISS Database: postgresql-searchpath-privilege-escalation(33842)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33842
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