CVE-2016-5424 – postgresql: privilege escalation via crafted database and role names

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2016-5424

12 Aug 2016 — PostgreSQL before 9.1.23, 9.2.x before 9.2.18, 9.3.x before 9.3.14, 9.4.x before 9.4.9, and 9.5.x before 9.5.4 might allow remote authenticated users with the CREATEDB or CREATEROLE role to gain superuser privileges via a (1) " (double quote), (2) \ (backslash), (3) carriage return, or (4) newline character in a (a) database or (b) role name that is mishandled during an administrative operation. PostgreSQL en versiones anteriores a 9.1.23, 9.2.x en versiones anteriores a 9.2.18, 9.3.x en versiones anteriore... • http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1781.html • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') •