Re: First-draft release notes for next week's releases

From: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: First-draft release notes for next week's releases
Date: 2014-03-17 03:56:03
Message-ID: 53267253.4060104@agliodbs.com
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On 03/16/2014 12:32 PM, Greg Stark wrote:
> I would consider adding something like "For the problem to occur a
> foreign key from another table must exist and a new row must be added
> to that other table around the same time (possibly in the same
> transaction) as an update to the referenced row" That would help
> people judge whether their databases are vulnerable. If they don't
> have foreign keys or if they have a coding pattern that causes this to
> happen regularly then they should be able to figure that out and
> possibly disable them if they can't update promptly.

I don't think that will actually help people know whether they're
vulnerable without a longer explanation.

It's starting to sound like we need a wiki page for this release?

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Josh Berkus
PostgreSQL Experts Inc.
http://pgexperts.com

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