Medium severity6.7NVD Advisory· Published Nov 22, 2017· Updated May 13, 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.
Affected products
77cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 75 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Red Hat, Inc./postgresqlv5Range: 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
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
8- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101949nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039752nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3402nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3403nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3404nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3405nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- www.postgresql.org/about/news/1801/nvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- www.postgresql.org/support/security/nvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
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