CVE catalog
CVE-2016-1255
postgresql-common: CVE-2016-1255
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.42% · Oct 25, 2026
The pg_ctlcluster script in postgresql-common package in Debian wheezy before 134wheezy5, in Debian jessie before 165+deb8u2, in Debian unstable before 178, in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS before 129ubuntu1.2, in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS before 154ubuntu1.1, in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS before 173ubuntu0.1, in Ubuntu 17.04 before 179ubuntu0.1, and in Ubuntu 17.10 before 184ubuntu1.1 allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on a logfile in /var/log/postgresql.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | postgresql-common | sid | 293 | fixed |
| Debian | postgresql-common | forky | 293 | fixed |
| Debian | postgresql-common | trixie | 278 | fixed |
| Debian | postgresql-common | bookworm | 248+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 14.04 | 148 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 14.04 | 150 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 14.04 | 151 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 14.04 | 152 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 14.04 | 153 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 14.04 | 153bzr1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 14.04 | 154 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 14.04 | 154ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 14.04 | 154ubuntu1.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 16.04 | 169git1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 16.04 | 170 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 16.04 | 171 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 16.04 | 172 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 16.04 | 172ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 16.04 | 173 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 16.04 | 173ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 14.04 | 148 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 14.04 | 150 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 14.04 | 151 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 14.04 | 152 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 14.04 | 153 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 14.04 | 153bzr1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 14.04 | 154 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 14.04 | 154ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 14.04 | 154ubuntu1.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 16.04 | 169git1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 16.04 | 170 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 16.04 | 171 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 16.04 | 172 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 16.04 | 172ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 16.04 | 173 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | 16.04 | 173ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | postgresql-common | source | sid | 178 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | postgresql-common | source | forky | 178 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | postgresql-common | source | trixie | 178 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | postgresql-common | source | bookworm | 178 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | deb | 14.04 | 154ubuntu1.1 | Not reported | USN-3476-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | deb | 16.04 | 173ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | USN-3476-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | deb | 14.04 | 154ubuntu1.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1255 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | deb | 16.04 | 173ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1255 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [postgresql]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
15+248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
15+248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
- [postgresql-all]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
- [postgresql-client]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
15+248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
15+248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
- [postgresql-client-common]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
- [postgresql-common]Fixed
Details (2)
248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
- [postgresql-contrib]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
15+248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
15+248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
- [postgresql-doc]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
15+248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
15+248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
- [postgresql-server-dev-all]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
248+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
248+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [postgresql]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
17+278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
17+278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
- [postgresql-all]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
- [postgresql-client]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
17+278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
17+278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
- [postgresql-client-common]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
- [postgresql-common]Fixed
Details (2)
278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
- [postgresql-common-dev]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
- [postgresql-doc]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
17+278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
17+278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
- [postgresql-server-dev-all]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
178dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1255]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-774-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1255]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3476-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1255]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2017/wid-sec-w-2024-0143.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]