========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6230-1 July 13, 2023 postgresql-9.5 vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) Summary: PostgreSQL could be made to run code with elevated privileges. Software Description: - postgresql-9.5: Object-relational SQL database Details: Alexander Lakhin discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain CREATE privileges. An authenticated user could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code as the bootstrap supervisor. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): postgresql-9.5 9.5.25-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm4 postgresql-client-9.5 9.5.25-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm4 After a standard system update you need to restart PostgreSQL to make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6230-1 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6104-1 CVE-2023-2454