USN-3479-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15098)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2017-11-14 12:29 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:36 – Source website
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Summary
postgresql-9.3, postgresql-9.5, postgresql-9.6 vulnerabilities
Details

David Rowley discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled memory when processing certain JSON functions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-15098)

Dean Rasheed discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly enforced SELECT privileges when processing INSERT ... ON CONFLICT DO UPDATE commands. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 17.04 and Ubuntu 17.10.

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  "details": "David Rowley discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled memory when\nprocessing certain JSON functions. A remote attacker could possibly use\nthis issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-15098)\n\nDean Rasheed discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly enforced SELECT\nprivileges when processing INSERT ... ON CONFLICT DO UPDATE commands. A\nremote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive\ninformation. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 17.04 and\nUbuntu 17.10.\n",
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  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:34Z",
  "published": "2017-11-14T12:29:44Z",
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}



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