Missing Authorization Affecting postgresql-9.6 package, versions <9.6.17-0+deb9u1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-POSTGRESQL96-548693
- published 13 Feb 2020
- disclosed 17 Mar 2020
Introduced: 13 Feb 2020
CVE-2020-1720 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:9 postgresql-9.6 to version 9.6.17-0+deb9u1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-9.6 package and not the postgresql-9.6 package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
A flaw was found in PostgreSQL's "ALTER ... DEPENDS ON EXTENSION", where sub-commands did not perform authorization checks. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw in certain configurations to perform drop objects such as function, triggers, et al., leading to database corruption. This issue affects PostgreSQL versions before 12.2, before 11.7, before 10.12 and before 9.6.17.