CVE-2019-3466
HIGHpostgresql-common < 210 - Local Privilege Escalation via pg_ctlcluster Temporary Directory Creation
Title source: llmDescription
The pg_ctlcluster script in postgresql-common in versions prior to 210 didn't drop privileges when creating socket/statistics temporary directories, which could result in local privilege escalation.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://blog.mirch.io/2019/11/15/cve-2019-3466-debian-ubuntu-pg_ctlcluster-privilege-escalation/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4194-2/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0013
EPSS Percentile
31.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (7)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
18.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
19.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
19.10
debian/debian_linux
9.0
debian/debian_linux
10.0
postgresql/postgresql-common
< 210
Published
Nov 20, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026