CVE-2016-1255
Description
The pg_ctlcluster script in postgresql-common package in Debian wheezy before 134wheezy5, in Debian jessie before 165+deb8u2, in Debian unstable before 178, in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS before 129ubuntu1.2, in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS before 154ubuntu1.1, in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS before 173ubuntu0.1, in Ubuntu 17.04 before 179ubuntu0.1, and in Ubuntu 17.10 before 184ubuntu1.1 allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on a logfile in /var/log/postgresql.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | 7.0 | not-affected | |
| debian | 8.0 | not-affected | |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | not-affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | not-affected | |
| ubuntu | 16.04 | not-affected | |
| ubuntu | 17.04 | not-affected | |
| ubuntu | 17.10 | not-affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 178 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 178 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 178 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 178 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 178 |
Application impact
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1255.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3476-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3476-2
- https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-postgresql/postgresql-common.git/commit/?id=c8989206ec360f199400c74f129f7b4cb878c1ee
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/01/msg00002.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1255
CWEs
CWE-59
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.