CVE-2019-3466

The pg_ctlcluster script in postgresql-common in versions prior to 210 didn't drop privileges when creating socket/statistics temporary directories, which could result in local privilege escalation.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.8 High

Status

Modified - security@debian.org

Published

2019-11-20

Last modified

2024-08-04

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Affected products

• Ubuntu Linux (Canonical)
• Debian Linux (Debian)
• Postgresql-common (Postgresql)

References

• https://blog.mirch.io/2019/11/15/cve-2019-3466-debian-ubuntu-pg_ctlcluster-privilege-escalation/
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/4194-2/