CVE-2016-1255

Published: Dec 5, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-59

7.8HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

The pg_ctlcluster script in postgresql-common package in Debian wheezy before 134wheezy5, in Debian jessie before 165+deb8u2, in Debian unstable before 178, in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS before 129ubuntu1.2, in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS before 154ubuntu1.1, in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS before 173ubuntu0.1, in Ubuntu 17.04 before 179ubuntu0.1, and in Ubuntu 17.10 before 184ubuntu1.1 allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on a logfile in /var/log/postgresql.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAttack Vector

Local

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected Products

Canonical Ltd.

commercial·GBaka canonical

UbuntuOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения

oss-projectaka fsf

Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»

commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra

Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

PostgreSQL Global Development Group

oss-project·USaka postgresql

PostgreSQLOn-premDatabase

Databases / relational

debian

oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux

postgresql-commonOn-prem

Operating Systems / linux-distro

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

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References

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/01/msg00002.html

lists.debian.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3476-1

ubuntu.com

https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-postgresql/postgresql-common.git/commit/?id=c8989206ec360f199400c74f129f7b4cb878c1ee

anonscm.debian.org

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