CVE-2019-3466 Information

Description

The pg_ctlcluster script in postgresql-common in versions prior to 210 didn’t drop privileges when creating socket/statistics temporary directories which could result in local privilege escalation.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://blog.mirch.io/2019/11/15/cve-2019-3466-debian-ubuntu-pg_ctlcluster-privilege-escalation/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/4194-2/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8