CVE-2017-7486

Publication date 12 May 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

PostgreSQL versions 8.4 - 9.6 are vulnerable to information leak in pg_user_mappings view which discloses foreign server passwords to any user having USAGE privilege on the associated foreign server.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
postgresql-9.1	17.10 artful	Not in release
	17.04 zesty	Not in release
	16.10 yakkety	Not in release
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not in release
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
postgresql-9.3	17.10 artful	Not in release
	17.04 zesty	Not in release
	16.10 yakkety	Not in release
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not in release
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 9.3.17-0ubuntu0.14.04
postgresql-9.5	17.10 artful	Not in release
	17.04 zesty	Not in release
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 9.5.7-0ubuntu0.16.04
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
postgresql-9.6	17.10 artful	Not affected
	17.04 zesty	Fixed 9.6.3-0ubuntu0.17.04
	16.10 yakkety	Not in release
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not in release
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
postgresql-9.6	Upstream: https://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git;a=commitdiff;h=c928addfccd7f9905472dddd94e9cd10bc3f6808

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.5 · High
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N