Oval Definition:
oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:201714798000
Revision Date
:
2018-03-01
Version
:
1
Title
:
CVE-2017-14798 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - medium.
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.
Family
:
unix
Class
:
vulnerability
Status
:
Reference(s)
:
CVE-2017-14798
Platform(s)
:
Ubuntu 17.10
Product(s)
:
Definition Synopsis
Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) is installed.
AND
NOT
While related to the CVE in some way, the 'postgresql-9.6' package in artful is not affected (note: 'SUSE specific').
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