CVE-2017-14798
01.03.2018, 20:29
A race condition in the postgresql init script could be used by attackers able to access the postgresql account to escalate their privileges to root.
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| postgresql | postgresql | 𝑥 < 9.4-0.5.3.1 |
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= Vulnerable software versions
Ubuntu Releases
Common Weakness Enumeration
- CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) FollowingThe software, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the software to operate on unauthorized files.
- CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')The program contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.
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