PostgreSQL could allow unintended access to the database.
It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly performed authorization checks when handling the "ALTER … DEPENDS ON EXTENSION" sub-commands. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to drop any function, procedure, materialized view, index, or trigger under certain conditions.
18 February 2020
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
PostgreSQL could allow unintended access to the database.
It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly performed authorization checks when handling the "ALTER … DEPENDS ON EXTENSION" sub-commands. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to drop any function, procedure, materialized view, index, or trigger under certain conditions.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart PostgreSQL to make all the necessary changes.
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