Re: BUG #15116: pg_recvlogical always fails - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Michael Paquier
Subject Re: BUG #15116: pg_recvlogical always fails
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Msg-id 20180317230241.GA19730@paquier.xyz
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In response to Re: BUG #15116: pg_recvlogical always fails  (Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>)
Responses Re: BUG #15116: pg_recvlogical always fails  (Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>)
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On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 06:33:48PM +0100, Magnus Hagander wrote:
> In this scenario, since we don't actively *enforce* this version
> difference, I think we should apply the fix from #1 in this scenario as
> well. Otherwise you might use an old pg_recvlogical to connect to a newer
> server, and open up a vulnerability somehow. I assume pg_recvlogical of
> that age doesn't actually try to do something with it, but it still feels
> safer for the future.

Yeah, there is no actual reason to not apply #1 everywhere as well.  The
back-patch is a no-brainer.
--
Michael

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