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| author | Noah Misch <noah@leadboat.com> | 2020-11-09 07:32:09 -0800 |
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| committer | Noah Misch <noah@leadboat.com> | 2020-11-09 07:32:14 -0800 |
| commit | 12fd81cb7fab49ba0a5f004596e52271275deec0 (patch) | |
| tree | d8c35977115d3ac45f6e24e050fcb9efecd55a51 /src/tutorial/advanced.source | |
| parent | ff3de4c21a462f2da773848c53faedac88d6e54d (diff) | |
Ignore attempts to \gset into specially treated variables.
If an interactive psql session used \gset when querying a compromised
server, the attacker could execute arbitrary code as the operating
system account running psql. Using a prefix not found among specially
treated variables, e.g. every lowercase string, precluded the attack.
Fix by issuing a warning and setting no variable for the column in
question. Users wanting the old behavior can use a prefix and then a
meta-command like "\set HISTSIZE :prefix_HISTSIZE". Back-patch to 9.5
(all supported versions).
Reviewed by Robert Haas. Reported by Nick Cleaton.
Security: CVE-2020-25696
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