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PostgreSQL Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition) Vulnerability - CVE-2017-14798 - Vulnerability Database
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PostgreSQL Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition) Vulnerability - CVE-2017-14798

High
Reference: CVE-2017-14798
NVD Link: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14798
Title: PostgreSQL Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition) Vulnerability
Overview:

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.