{"id":"USN-6802-1","summary":"postgresql-14, postgresql-15, postgresql-16 vulnerability","details":"Lukas Fittl discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly performed authorization\nin the built-in pg_stats_ext and pg_stats_ext_exprs views. An unprivileged\ndatabase user can use this issue to read most common values and other\nstatistics from CREATE STATISTICS commands of other users.\n\nNOTE: This update will only fix fresh PostgreSQL installations. Current\nPostgreSQL installations will remain vulnerable to this issue until manual\nsteps are performed. Please see the instructions in the changelog located\nat /usr/share/doc/postgresql-*/changelog.Debian.gz after the updated\npackages have been installed, or in the PostgreSQL release notes located\nhere:\n\nhttps://www.postgresql.org/docs/16/release-16-3.html\nhttps://www.postgresql.org/docs/15/release-15-7.html\nhttps://www.postgresql.org/docs/14/release-14-12.html\n","modified":"2026-04-22T10:47:22.346251Z","published":"2024-05-30T11:59:25Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2024-4317"],"upstream":["CVE-2024-4317","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-4317"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6802-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-4317"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"postgresql-14","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/postgresql-14@14.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.1?arch=source&distro=jammy"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"14.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.1"}]}],"versions":["14.1-1ubuntu1","14.2-1","14.2-1ubuntu1","14.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1","14.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1","14.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1","14.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1","14.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.1","14.8-0ubuntu0.22.04.1","14.9-0ubuntu0.22.04.1","14.10-0ubuntu0.22.04.1","14.11-0ubuntu0.22.04.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"14.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.1","binary_name":"libecpg-compat3"},{"binary_version":"14.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.1","binary_name":"libecpg6"},{"binary_version":"14.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.1","binary_name":"libpgtypes3"},{"binary_version":"14.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.1","binary_name":"libpq5"},{"binary_version":"14.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.1","binary_name":"postgresql-14"},{"binary_version":"14.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.1","binary_name":"postgresql-client-14"},{"binary_version":"14.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.1","binary_name":"postgresql-doc-14"},{"binary_version":"14.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.1","binary_name":"postgresql-plperl-14"},{"binary_version":"14.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.1","binary_name":"postgresql-plpython3-14"},{"binary_version":"14.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.1","binary_name":"postgresql-pltcl-14"},{"binary_version":"14.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.1","binary_name":"postgresql-server-dev-14"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2024-4317","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:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6802-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"postgresql-16","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/postgresql-16@16.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1?arch=source&distro=noble"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"16.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1"}]}],"versions":["16.0-2","16.1-1","16.1-1build1","16.1-1build3","16.2-1","16.2-1ubuntu2","16.2-1ubuntu3","16.2-1ubuntu4"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"16.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1","binary_name":"libecpg-compat3"},{"binary_version":"16.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1","binary_name":"libecpg6"},{"binary_version":"16.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1","binary_name":"libpgtypes3"},{"binary_version":"16.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1","binary_name":"libpq5"},{"binary_version":"16.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1","binary_name":"postgresql-16"},{"binary_version":"16.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1","binary_name":"postgresql-client-16"},{"binary_version":"16.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1","binary_name":"postgresql-doc-16"},{"binary_version":"16.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1","binary_name":"postgresql-plperl-16"},{"binary_version":"16.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1","binary_name":"postgresql-plpython3-16"},{"binary_version":"16.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1","binary_name":"postgresql-pltcl-16"},{"binary_version":"16.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1","binary_name":"postgresql-server-dev-16"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2024-4317","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:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:24.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6802-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}