CVE-2017-14798
Publication date 1 March 2018
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
A race condition in the postgresql init script could be used by attackers able to access the postgresql account to escalate their privileges to root.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| postgresql-10 | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| postgresql-9.1 | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| postgresql-9.3 | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
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| postgresql-9.5 | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| postgresql-9.6 | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Notes
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.0 · High
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |