CVE catalog
CVE-2017-8806
postgresql-common: CVE-2017-8806
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.42% · Oct 25, 2026
The Debian pg_ctlcluster, pg_createcluster, and pg_upgradecluster scripts, as distributed in the Debian postgresql-common package before 181+deb9u1 for PostgreSQL (and other packages related to Debian and Ubuntu), handled symbolic links insecurely, which could result in local denial of service by overwriting arbitrary files.
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 |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | postgresql-common | source | sid | 188 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | postgresql-common | source | forky | 188 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | postgresql-common | source | trixie | 188 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | postgresql-common | source | bookworm | 188 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | deb | 14.04 | 154ubuntu1.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8806 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-common | deb | 16.04 | 173ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8806 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [postgresql]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
15+248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
15+248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
- [postgresql-all]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
- [postgresql-client]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
15+248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
15+248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
- [postgresql-client-common]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
- [postgresql-common]Fixed
Details (2)
248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
- [postgresql-contrib]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
15+248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
15+248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
- [postgresql-doc]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
15+248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
15+248+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · 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:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 12
248+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · 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:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
17+278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
- [postgresql-all]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
- [postgresql-client]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
17+278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
17+278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
- [postgresql-client-common]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
- [postgresql-common]Fixed
Details (2)
278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
- [postgresql-common-dev]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
- [postgresql-doc]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
17+278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
17+278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
- [postgresql-server-dev-all]Fixed
Source package: [postgresql-common]
Details (2)
278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
278· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
188dsa · postgresql-common · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8806]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-1169-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-4029-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8806]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8806]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2017/wid-sec-w-2024-0143.json]
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