CVE-2020-14349

Publication date 17 August 2020

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.1 · High

Score breakdown

Description

It was found that PostgreSQL versions before 12.4, before 11.9 and before 10.14 did not properly sanitize the search_path during logical replication. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw in an attack similar to CVE-2018-1058, in order to execute arbitrary SQL command in the context of the user used for replication.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
postgresql-10 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 10.14-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
postgresql-12 20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 12.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
postgresql-9.1 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
postgresql-9.3 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
postgresql-9.5 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Patch details

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Package Patch details
postgresql-12

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.1 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-4472-1
    • PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
    • 25 August 2020

Other references