CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-1255

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The pg_ctlcluster script in the postgresql-common package in various versions of Debian and Ubuntu allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on a logfile in /var/log/postgresql.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can gain full system privileges, posing a serious threat to system and data security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor access to log files.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS