description: 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.
problem types: handled symbolic links insecurely
affected:
{
product: PostgreSQL-related scripts that are specific to Debian and Ubuntu
vendor: n/a
versions:
status: affected, version: PostgreSQL-related scripts that are specific to Debian and Ubuntu
}