Re: Zlib vulnerability heads-up.

Lamar Owen wrote:
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> As PostgreSQL uses the zlib library (for TOAST?), this is a headsup that a
> bug has been found in the zlib library that could  cause data corruption or a
> security breach.

    PostgreSQL  does  not  use  the  zlib  library for toast. The
    algorithm used in toast is based on Adisak Pochanayon's  SLZ.


Jan

>
> See http://www.gzip.org/zlib/advisory-2002-03-11.txt for more details.
>
> Updating zlib is strongly recommended by many sources, and a patch is
> available.
>
> I have only posted this to HACKERS; if a cross-post to GENERAL or ADMIN is
> useful, that can be arranged.
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