CVE-2019-3466

The pg_ctlcluster script in postgresql-common in versions prior to 210 didn't drop privileges when creating socket/statistics temporary directories, which could result in local privilege escalation.

Published: Nov 20, 2019
Updated: Apr 13, 2023
CVE: CVE-2019-3466
Severity: High
Exploit:

CVSS v3:

Severity: High
Score: 7.8
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

Severity: High
Score: 7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWEs:

CWE-269

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
postgresql / postgresql-common	-	210
canonical / ubuntu_linux	16.04	16.04.x
canonical / ubuntu_linux	18.04	18.04.x
canonical / ubuntu_linux	19.04	19.04.x
canonical / ubuntu_linux	19.10	19.10.x
debian / debian_linux	9.0	9.0.x
debian / debian_linux	10.0	10.0.x

https://blog.mirch.io/2019/11/15/cve-2019-3466-debian-ubuntu-pg_ctlcluster-privilege-escalation/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4194-2/

Vulnerability Database

CVE-2019-3466