Re: Isn't pg_statistic a security hole?

Tom Lane wrote:
> "Serguei Mokhov" <sa_mokho(at)alcor(dot)concordia(dot)ca> writes:
> > Being a simple user, I still want to view the stats from the table,
> > but it should be limited only to the stuff I own. I don't wanna let
> > others see any of my info, however. The SU's, of course, should be
> > able to read all the stats.
>
> This is infeasible since we don't have a concept of per-row permissions.
> It's all or nothing.

Can't we provide a view that shows those rows from
pg_statistics that belong to the tables owned by the current
user?

Jan

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