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Tom Lane 3d2aed664e Avoid using unsafe search_path settings during dump and restore.
Historically, pg_dump has "set search_path = foo, pg_catalog" when
dumping an object in schema "foo", and has also caused that setting
to be used while restoring the object.  This is problematic because
functions and operators in schema "foo" could capture references meant
to refer to pg_catalog entries, both in the queries issued by pg_dump
and those issued during the subsequent restore run.  That could
result in dump/restore misbehavior, or in privilege escalation if a
nefarious user installs trojan-horse functions or operators.

This patch changes pg_dump so that it does not change the search_path
dynamically.  The emitted restore script sets the search_path to what
was used at dump time, and then leaves it alone thereafter.  Created
objects are placed in the correct schema, regardless of the active
search_path, by dint of schema-qualifying their names in the CREATE
commands, as well as in subsequent ALTER and ALTER-like commands.

Since this change requires a change in the behavior of pg_restore
when processing an archive file made according to this new convention,
bump the archive file version number; old versions of pg_restore will
therefore refuse to process files made with new versions of pg_dump.

Security: CVE-2018-1058
2018-02-26 10:18:21 -05:00
config Extend configure's __int128 test to check for a known gcc bug. 2018-01-18 11:09:44 -05:00
contrib Allow auto_explain.log_min_duration to go up to INT_MAX. 2018-02-23 14:39:17 -05:00
doc Release notes for 10.3, 9.6.8, 9.5.12, 9.4.17, 9.3.22. 2018-02-25 14:52:51 -05:00
src Avoid using unsafe search_path settings during dump and restore. 2018-02-26 10:18:21 -05:00
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COPYRIGHT Update copyright for 2018 2018-01-02 23:30:12 -05:00
GNUmakefile.in Have "make coverage" recurse into contrib as well 2016-09-05 18:44:36 -03:00
HISTORY Change documentation references to PG website to use https: not http: 2017-05-20 21:50:47 -04:00
Makefile Fix non-GNU makefiles for AIX make. 2017-11-30 00:57:22 -08:00
README Change documentation references to PG website to use https: not http: 2017-05-20 21:50:47 -04:00
README.git Change documentation references to PG website to use https: not http: 2017-05-20 21:50:47 -04:00
aclocal.m4 Make configure check for IPC::Run when --enable-tap-tests is specified. 2017-06-15 15:56:12 -04:00
configure Extend configure's __int128 test to check for a known gcc bug. 2018-01-18 11:09:44 -05:00
configure.in Another attempt at fixing build with various OpenSSL versions 2018-01-04 19:09:27 -05:00

README

PostgreSQL Database Management System
=====================================

This directory contains the source code distribution of the PostgreSQL
database management system.

PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system
that supports an extended subset of the SQL standard, including
transactions, foreign keys, subqueries, triggers, user-defined types
and functions.  This distribution also contains C language bindings.

PostgreSQL has many language interfaces, many of which are listed here:

	https://www.postgresql.org/download

See the file INSTALL for instructions on how to build and install
PostgreSQL.  That file also lists supported operating systems and
hardware platforms and contains information regarding any other
software packages that are required to build or run the PostgreSQL
system.  Copyright and license information can be found in the
file COPYRIGHT.  A comprehensive documentation set is included in this
distribution; it can be read as described in the installation
instructions.

The latest version of this software may be obtained at
https://www.postgresql.org/download/.  For more information look at our
web site located at https://www.postgresql.org/.