Date:         Mon, 14 May 2007 15:24:49 -0500
Reply-To:     Connie Sieh 
Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux
              
From:         Connie Sieh 
Subject:      Security ERRATA for SL3.0.x postgresql on i386/x86_64
Comments: To: scientific 

Synopsis:          Moderate: postgresql security update
Issue date:        2007-05-08
CVE Names:         CVE-2007-2138

A flaw was found in the way PostgreSQL allows authenticated users to
execute security-definer functions.  It was possible for an unprivileged
user to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the security-definer
function. (CVE-2007-2138)

SRPMS:
 	rh-postgresql-7.3.19-1.src.rpm

i386:
 	rh-postgresql-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-contrib-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-devel-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-docs-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-jdbc-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-libs-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-pl-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-python-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-server-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-tcl-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-test-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
 	rh-postgresql-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-contrib-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-devel-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-docs-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-jdbc-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-libs-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-libs-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-pl-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-python-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-server-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-tcl-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm
 	rh-postgresql-test-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson

SciLinux: CVE-2007-2138 SL3.0.x postgresql i386/x86_64

Moderate: postgresql security update

Summary

Date:         Mon, 14 May 2007 15:24:49 -0500Reply-To:     Connie Sieh Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux              From:         Connie Sieh Subject:      Security ERRATA for SL3.0.x postgresql on i386/x86_64Comments: To: scientific Synopsis:          Moderate: postgresql security updateIssue date:        2007-05-08CVE Names:         CVE-2007-2138A flaw was found in the way PostgreSQL allows authenticated users toexecute security-definer functions.  It was possible for an unprivilegeduser to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the security-definerfunction. (CVE-2007-2138)SRPMS: 	rh-postgresql-7.3.19-1.src.rpmi386: 	rh-postgresql-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm 	rh-postgresql-contrib-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm 	rh-postgresql-devel-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm 	rh-postgresql-docs-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm 	rh-postgresql-jdbc-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm 	rh-postgresql-libs-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm 	rh-postgresql-pl-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm 	rh-postgresql-python-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm 	rh-postgresql-server-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm 	rh-postgresql-tcl-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm 	rh-postgresql-test-7.3.19-1.i386.rpmx86_64: 	rh-postgresql-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm 	rh-postgresql-contrib-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm 	rh-postgresql-devel-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm 	rh-postgresql-docs-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm 	rh-postgresql-jdbc-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm 	rh-postgresql-libs-7.3.19-1.i386.rpm 	rh-postgresql-libs-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm 	rh-postgresql-pl-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm 	rh-postgresql-python-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm 	rh-postgresql-server-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm 	rh-postgresql-tcl-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm 	rh-postgresql-test-7.3.19-1.x86_64.rpm-Connie Sieh-Troy Dawson



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