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[SECURITY] [DSA 2657-1] postgresql-8.4 security update
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- Subject: [SECURITY] [DSA 2657-1] postgresql-8.4 security update
- From: Giuseppe Iuculano <iuculano@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2013 15:47:32 +0200
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2657-1 security@xxxxxxxxxx
http://www.debian.org/security/ Giuseppe Iuculano
April 04, 2013 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : postgresql-8.4
Vulnerability : guessable random numbers
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2013-1900
A vulnerability was discovered in PostgreSQL database server. Random numbers
generated by contrib/pgcrypto functions may be easy for another database user
to guess.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 8.4.17-0squeeze1.
For the testing (wheezy) and unstable distribution (sid), postgresql-8.4
packages have been removed; in those, this problem has been fixed in
postgresql-9.1 9.1.9-0wheezy1 (wheezy), and 9.1.9-1 (sid) respectively.
NOTE: postgresql-8.4 in Squeeze is not affected by CVE-2013-1899 (database
files corruption) and CVE-2013-1901 (unprivileged user can interfere with
in-progress backups).
We recommend that you upgrade your postgresql-8.4 packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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