CVE-2016-1255

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/01/msg00002.html issue tracking mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3476-1 issue tracking third party advisory vendor advisory
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-postgresql/postgresql-common.git/commit/?id=c8989206ec360f199400c74f129f7b4cb878c1ee issue tracking patch vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3476-2 issue tracking third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1255?
CVE-2016-1255 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1255?
To fix CVE-2016-1255, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1255 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-1255 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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