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Medium severity6.7NVD Advisory· Published Nov 22, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-12172

CVE-2017-12172

Description

PostgreSQL 10.x before 10.1, 9.6.x before 9.6.6, 9.5.x before 9.5.10, 9.4.x before 9.4.15, 9.3.x before 9.3.20, and 9.2.x before 9.2.24 runs under a non-root operating system account, and database superusers have effective ability to run arbitrary code under that system account. PostgreSQL provides a script for starting the database server during system boot. Packages of PostgreSQL for many operating systems provide their own, packager-authored startup implementations. Several implementations use a log file name that the database superuser can replace with a symbolic link. As root, they open(), chmod() and/or chown() this log file name. This often suffices for the database superuser to escalate to root privileges when root starts the server.

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Affected products

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  • PostgreSQL/PostgreSQL77 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 76 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <10.1, <9.6.6, <9.5.10, <9.4.15, <9.3.20, <9.2.24
  • osv-coords10 versions
    pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2
    < 9.4.15-21.13.1+ 9 more
    • (no CPE)range: < 9.4.15-21.13.1
    • (no CPE)range: < 9.4.15-0.23.10.1
    • (no CPE)range: < 9.4.15-21.13.1
    • (no CPE)range: < 9.4.15-21.13.1
    • (no CPE)range: < 9.4.15-0.23.10.1
    • (no CPE)range: < 9.4.15-21.13.1
    • (no CPE)range: < 9.4.15-0.23.10.1
    • (no CPE)range: < 9.4.15-0.23.10.1
    • (no CPE)range: < 9.4.15-0.23.10.1
    • (no CPE)range: < 9.4.15-21.13.1
  • Red Hat, Inc./postgresqlv5
    Range: 10.x before 10.1, 9.6.x before 9.6.6, 9.5.x before 9.5.10, 9.4.x before 9.4.15, 9.3.x before 9.3.20, 9.2.x before 9.2.24

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