Re: @(#)Mordred Labs advisory 0x0003: Buffer overflow in PostgreSQL - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: @(#)Mordred Labs advisory 0x0003: Buffer overflow in PostgreSQL
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Msg-id 200208202050.g7KKokO03663@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to @(#)Mordred Labs advisory 0x0003: Buffer overflow in PostgreSQL (fwd)  (Vince Vielhaber <vev@michvhf.com>)
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Vince Vielhaber wrote:
> 
> Here's yet another.  He claims malicious code can be run on the server
> with this one.

> --[ Solution
> 
> Do you still running postgresql? ...Can't believe that...
> If so, execute the following command as a root: "killall -9 postmaster",
> and wait until the patch will be available.

You've got to love this last part.  ;-)

This has the attitude of "Oh, look at me, I found a bug.  Let me
publicize it and get more attention.  Aren't you proud of me?"

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