Re: Heavy security bug in 7.2.2-16?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: heikos(at)foni(dot)net
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Heavy security bug in 7.2.2-16?
Date: 2002-12-27 05:26:49
Message-ID: 22197.1040966809@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Heiko Schroeder <heikos(at)foni(dot)net> writes:
> Especially when the superuser postmaster creates a database, e.g. test, a
> normal user although he is *not* the owner, if it is not denied that he can
> create new databases AND that he can create new users,

A user that can create new users is a superuser; there is no distinction
in Postgres. As a superuser, there are no protection restrictions on
him.

regards, tom lane

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