Secunia Security Advisory - Red Hat has issued an update for postgresql. This fixes a security issue, which can potentially be exploited by malicious users to gain escalated privileges.
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TITLE:
Red Hat update for postgresql
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA25184
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25184/
CRITICAL:
Less critical
IMPACT:
Privilege escalation
WHERE:
>From local network
OPERATING SYSTEM:
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3
http://secunia.com/product/2535/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
http://secunia.com/product/4668/
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
http://secunia.com/product/2536/
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4670/
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 3
http://secunia.com/product/2534/
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4669/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)
http://secunia.com/product/13651/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
http://secunia.com/product/13653/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
http://secunia.com/product/13652/
DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for postgresql. This fixes a security
issue, which can potentially be exploited by malicious users to gain
escalated privileges.
For more information:
SA25019
SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available from Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0336.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA25019:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25019/
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