CVE-2017-8806

NameCVE-2017-8806
DescriptionThe Debian pg_ctlcluster, pg_createcluster, and pg_upgradecluster scripts, as distributed in the Debian postgresql-common package before 181+deb9u1 for PostgreSQL (and other packages related to Debian and Ubuntu), handled symbolic links insecurely, which could result in local denial of service by overwriting arbitrary files.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-1169-1, DSA-4029-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
postgresql-common (PTS)buster200+deb10u5fixed
buster (security)200+deb10u3fixed
bullseye225fixed
bookworm, sid248fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
postgresql-commonsourcewheezy134wheezy6DLA-1169-1
postgresql-commonsourcejessie165+deb8u3DSA-4029-1
postgresql-commonsourcestretch181+deb9u1DSA-4029-1
postgresql-commonsource(unstable)188
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