{"id":"USN-6538-2","summary":"postgresql-10 vulnerabilities","details":"USN-6538-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in PostgreSQL. This update provides\nthe corresponding updates for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Jingzhou Fu discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain unknown\n arguments in aggregate function calls. A remote attacker could possibly use\n this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2023-5868)\n \n Pedro Gallegos discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled modifying\n certain SQL array values. A remote attacker could use this issue to obtain\n sensitive information, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-5869)\n \n Hemanth Sandrana and Mahendrakar Srinivasarao discovered that PostgreSQL\n allowed the pg_signal_backend role to signal certain superuser processes,\n contrary to expectations. (CVE-2023-5870)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:43:27Z","published":"2024-01-17T05:20:49Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5868","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5869","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5870"],"upstream":["CVE-2023-5868","CVE-2023-5869","CVE-2023-5870","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5868","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5869","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5870"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6538-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5868"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5869"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5870"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"postgresql-10","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/postgresql-10@10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1"}]}],"versions":["10.1-1","10.1-2","10.2-1","10.3-1","10.4-0ubuntu0.18.04","10.5-0ubuntu0.18.04","10.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1","10.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.1","10.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.1","10.9-0ubuntu0.18.04.1","10.10-0ubuntu0.18.04.1","10.12-0ubuntu0.18.04.1","10.14-0ubuntu0.18.04.1","10.15-0ubuntu0.18.04.1","10.16-0ubuntu0.18.04.1","10.17-0ubuntu0.18.04.1","10.18-0ubuntu0.18.04.1","10.19-0ubuntu0.18.04.1","10.20-0ubuntu0.18.04.1","10.21-0ubuntu0.18.04.1","10.22-0ubuntu0.18.04.1","10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.1","10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1","binary_name":"libecpg-compat3"},{"binary_version":"10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1","binary_name":"libecpg-dev"},{"binary_version":"10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1","binary_name":"libecpg6"},{"binary_version":"10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1","binary_name":"libpgtypes3"},{"binary_version":"10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1","binary_name":"libpq-dev"},{"binary_version":"10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1","binary_name":"libpq5"},{"binary_version":"10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1","binary_name":"postgresql-10"},{"binary_version":"10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1","binary_name":"postgresql-client-10"},{"binary_version":"10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1","binary_name":"postgresql-doc-10"},{"binary_version":"10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1","binary_name":"postgresql-plperl-10"},{"binary_version":"10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1","binary_name":"postgresql-plpython-10"},{"binary_version":"10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1","binary_name":"postgresql-plpython3-10"},{"binary_version":"10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1","binary_name":"postgresql-pltcl-10"},{"binary_version":"10.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1","binary_name":"postgresql-server-dev-10"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2023-5868","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]},{"id":"CVE-2023-5869","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]},{"id":"CVE-2023-5870","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6538-2.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}