severity 517405 important tag 517405 upstream forwarded 517405 http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2009-02/msg00172.php thanks
Afonin Denis [2009-02-27 16:57 +0300]: > As reported in http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2009-02/msg00172.php > using conversion functions width mismatched specified and database codepages > causes postgresql to segfault. > A serious issue is that a regular user can do that and bring down the whole > system. > > Upstream came up with a patch just hours after the report, and it seems > to be slated for 8.3.6: I assume you mean 8.3.7 :) Anyway, it seems that the patch is still under discussion and hasn't been committed yet. I'll let upstream decide on the right approach, and then the fix will trickle into Debian with 8.3.7. We'll also put 8.3.7 into lenny-updates. Thank you for your report! Martin -- Martin Pitt | http://www.piware.de Ubuntu Developer (www.ubuntu.com) | Debian Developer (www.debian.org)
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