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CVE-2017-14798: local privilege escalation in SUSE postgresql init script

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-03-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-61

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.

Affected products

• PostgreSQL: before 9.4-0.5.3.1 — fixed in 9.4-0.5.3.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise: 11-sp3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: PostgreSQL 9.4-0.5.3.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2017-November/003420.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062722
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45184/
• https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-14798/
• http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2017-November/003420.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062722
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45184/
• https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-14798/

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