Make REPLICATION privilege checks test current user not authenticated user.
Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Make REPLICATION privilege checks test current user not authenticated user. The pg_start_backup() and pg_stop_backup() functions checked the privileges of the initially-authenticated user rather than the current user, which is wrong. For example, a user-defined index function could successfully call these functions when executed by ANALYZE within autovacuum. This could allow an attacker with valid but low-privilege database access to interfere with creation of routine backups. Reported and fixed by Noah Misch. Security: CVE-2013-1901
Files
| Path | Change | +/− |
|---|---|---|
| src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | modified | +2 −2 |
| src/backend/utils/init/miscinit.c | modified | +3 −3 |
| src/backend/utils/init/postinit.c | modified | +1 −1 |
| src/include/miscadmin.h | modified | +1 −1 |