| Name | CVE-2017-8806 |
| Description | The 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1169-1, DSA-4029-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql-common (PTS) | bullseye | 225+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 248 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 277 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql-common | source | wheezy | 134wheezy6 | DLA-1169-1 | ||
| postgresql-common | source | jessie | 165+deb8u3 | DSA-4029-1 | ||
| postgresql-common | source | stretch | 181+deb9u1 | DSA-4029-1 | ||
| postgresql-common | source | (unstable) | 188 |