========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4282-1 February 18, 2020 postgresql-10, postgresql-11 vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 19.10 - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: PostgreSQL could allow unintended access to the database. Software Description: - postgresql-11: Object-relational SQL database - postgresql-10: Object-relational SQL database Details: It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly performed authorization checks when handling the "ALTER ... DEPENDS ON EXTENSION" sub-commands. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to drop any function, procedure, materialized view, index, or trigger under certain conditions. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.10: postgresql-11 11.7-0ubuntu0.19.10.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: postgresql-10 10.12-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart PostgreSQL to make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4282-1 CVE-2020-1720 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-11/11.7-0ubuntu0.19.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-10/10.12-0ubuntu0.18.04.1