Re: Reporting a security hole

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: ken(at)coverity(dot)com
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Reporting a security hole
Date: 2004-04-27 03:34:17
Message-ID: 200404270334.i3R3YHs26424@candle.pha.pa.us
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ken(at)coverity(dot)com wrote:
> I work at Coverity where we make a static analysis tool to find bugs in
> software at compile time. I think I found a security hole in
> postgresql-7.4.1, but I don't want to just report it to a public list. I
> sent email to security(at)postgresql(dot)org, hoping that the address existed,
> but I got no response.
>
> So where can I report a potential security hole?

I have replied to the detailed message on the core list and the security
list (not sure who that is). We are researching it.

From my initial review, it is something that needs cleaning up, but is
not a major security issue, I think.

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