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Posted on 19 October 2015
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3374-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
October 19, 2015 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : postgresql-9.4
CVE ID : CVE-2015-5288 CVE-2015-5289
Several vulnerabilities have been found in PostgreSQL-9.4, a SQL
database system.
CVE-2015-5288
Josh Kupershmidt discovered a vulnerability in the crypt() function
in the pgCrypto extension. Certain invalid salt arguments can cause
the server to crash or to disclose a few bytes of server memory.
CVE-2015-5289
Oskari Saarenmaa discovered that json or jsonb input values
constructed from arbitrary user input can crash the PostgreSQL
server and cause a denial of service.
For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 9.4.5-0+deb8u1.
For the testing distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed
in version 9.4.5-1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 9.4.5-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your postgresql-9.4 packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
