Re: First draft of the PG 15 release notes

From: Noah Misch <noah(at)leadboat(dot)com>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: First draft of the PG 15 release notes
Date: 2022-07-12 06:31:32
Message-ID: 20220712063132.GB2937407@rfd.leadboat.com
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On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 12:39:57PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> I had trouble reading the sentences in the order you used so I
> restructured it:
>
> The new default is one of the secure schema usage patterns that <xref
> linkend="ddl-schemas-patterns"/> has recommended since the security
> release for CVE-2018-1058. The change applies to newly-created
> databases in existing clusters and for new clusters. Upgrading a
> cluster or restoring a database dump will preserve existing permissions.

I agree with the sentence order change.

> For existing databases, especially those having multiple users, consider
> issuing <literal>REVOKE</literal> to adopt this new default. For new
> databases having zero need to defend against insider threats, granting
> <literal>USAGE</literal> permission on their <literal>public</literal>
> schemas will yield the behavior of prior releases.

s/USAGE/CREATE/ in the last sentence. Looks good with that change.

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