CVE-2014-0062

postgresql: CREATE INDEX race condition possibly leading to privilege escalation

Published Mar 28, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 4.9 Medium EPSS 3.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
Race condition in the (1) CREATE INDEX and (2) unspecified ALTER TABLE commands in PostgreSQL before 8.4.20, 9.0.x before 9.0.16, 9.1.x before 9.1.12, 9.2.x before 9.2.7, and 9.3.x before 9.3.3 allows remote authenticated users to create an unauthorized index or read portions of unauthorized tables by creating or deleting a table with the same name during the timing window.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2864-1 postgresql-8.4 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2865-1 postgresql-9.1 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-0155 Race condition in the (1) CREATE INDEX and (2) unspecified ALTER TABLE commands in PostgreSQL before 8.4.20, 9.0.x before 9.0.16, 9.1.x before 9.1.12, 9.2.x before 9.2.7, and 9.3.x before 9.3.3 allows remote authenticated users to create an unauthorized index or read portions of unauthorized tables by creating or deleting a table with the same name during the timing window.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2120-1 PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:05 AM
Reserved
Dec 3, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 31, 2014, 2:58 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:02 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 17, 2014, 12:00 AM