# CVE-2018-1115: postgresql before versions 10.4, 9.6.9 is vulnerable in the adminpack extension, the pg\_catalog.pg\_logfile\_rotate() function doesn't follow

- Severity: CVSS 4.2 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-05-10 · Updated: 2026-10-08

## Affected

- unspecified postgresql: postegresql 10.4, postegresql 9.6.9

## Description

postgresql before versions 10.4, 9.6.9 is vulnerable in the adminpack extension, the pg_catalog.pg_logfile_rotate() function doesn't follow the same ACLs than pg_rorate_logfile. If the adminpack is added to a database, an attacker able to connect to it could exploit this to force log rotation.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-08
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2566
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2565
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104285
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00043.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1115
- https://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=7b34740

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