High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 5, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-1255
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
4- anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-postgresql/postgresql-common.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3476-1nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3476-2nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/01/msg00002.htmlnvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
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