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CVE-2017-14798· NVD / CVE Program· CNA microfocus

local privilege escalation in SUSE postgresql init script

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.

HighCVSS 7.0 · v3.0—Proof of concept Fix available
Published
Mar 1, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.0% · 61th percentile
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Action score

28

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.0%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.0
CNA · microfocus
7.3
0.3 point gap

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
postgresqlpostgresql
susesuse linux enterprise server

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Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • postgresql postgresqlbefore 9.4-0.5.3.1

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (microfocus). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • suse postgresql-init

    • unspecified and later · up to and including 9.4-0.5.3.1affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4postgresql-initbefore 9.4-0.5.3.19.4-0.5.3.1

Same product

postgresql: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2017-7546PostgreSQL versions before 9.2.22, 9.3.18, 9.4.13, 9.5.8 and 9.6.4 are vulnerable to incorrect authentication flaw allowing remote attackers
    57Plan
  • CVE-2019-9193In PostgreSQL 9.3 through 11.2, the "COPY TO/FROM PROGRAM" function allows superusers and users in the 'pg_execute_server_program' group to
    55Plan
  • CVE-2020-25695A flaw was found in PostgreSQL versions before 13.1, before 12.5, before 11.10, before 10.15, before 9.6.20 and before 9.5.24.
    49Plan
  • CVE-2007-3280The Database Link library (dblink) in PostgreSQL 8.1 implements functions via CREATE statements that map to arbitrary libraries based on the
    44Plan
  • CVE-2013-1899Argument injection vulnerability in PostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.4, 9.1.x before 9.1.9, and 9.0.x before 9.0.13 allows remote attackers to ca
    42Plan
  • CVE-2018-16850postgresql before versions 11.1, 10.6 is vulnerable to a to SQL injection in pg_upgrade and pg_dump via CREATE TRIGGER ...
    41Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
suse:postgresql-init9.4-0.5.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrylocal2018-08-13

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. First PoC+164 d
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+3135 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-61 · UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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References

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