Empty search_path in Autovacuum and non-psql/pgbench clients.

This makes the client programs behave as documented regardless of the
connect-time search_path and regardless of user-created objects.  Today,
a malicious user with CREATE permission on a search_path schema can take
control of certain of these clients' queries and invoke arbitrary SQL
functions under the client identity, often a superuser.  This is
exploitable in the default configuration, where all users have CREATE
privilege on schema "public".

This changes behavior of user-defined code stored in the database, like
pg_index.indexprs and pg_extension_config_dump().  If they reach code
bearing unqualified names, "does not exist" or "no schema has been
selected to create in" errors might appear.  Users may fix such errors
by schema-qualifying affected names.  After upgrading, consider watching
server logs for these errors.

The --table arguments of src/bin/scripts clients have been lax; for
example, "vacuumdb -Zt pg_am\;CHECKPOINT" performed a checkpoint.  That
now fails, but for now, "vacuumdb -Zt 'pg_am(amname);CHECKPOINT'" still
performs a checkpoint.

Back-patch to 9.3 (all supported versions).

Reviewed by Tom Lane, though this fix strategy was not his first choice.
Reported by Arseniy Sharoglazov.

Security: CVE-2018-1058

Author: nmisch

contrib/oid2name/oid2name.c

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include "catalog/pg_class.h"
 
+#include "fe_utils/connect.h"
 #include "libpq-fe.h"
 #include "pg_getopt.h"
 
@@ -266,6 +267,7 @@ sql_conn(struct options *my_opts)
 	bool		have_password = false;
 	char		password[100];
 	bool		new_pass;
+	PGresult   *res;
 
 	/*
 	 * Start the connection.  Loop until we have a password if requested by
@@ -323,6 +325,17 @@ sql_conn(struct options *my_opts)
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
+	res = PQexec(conn, ALWAYS_SECURE_SEARCH_PATH_SQL);
+	if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK)
+	{
+		fprintf(stderr, "oid2name: could not clear search_path: %s\n",
+				PQerrorMessage(conn));
+		PQclear(res);
+		PQfinish(conn);
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+	PQclear(res);
+
 	/* return the conn if good */
 	return conn;
 }

contrib/vacuumlo/vacuumlo.c

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include "catalog/pg_class.h"
 
+#include "fe_utils/connect.h"
 #include "libpq-fe.h"
 #include "pg_getopt.h"
 
@@ -140,11 +141,8 @@ vacuumlo(const char *database, const struct _param *param)
 			fprintf(stdout, "Test run: no large objects will be removed!\n");
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Don't get fooled by any non-system catalogs
-	 */
-	res = PQexec(conn, "SET search_path = pg_catalog");
-	if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK)
+	res = PQexec(conn, ALWAYS_SECURE_SEARCH_PATH_SQL);
+	if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK)
 	{
 		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to set search_path:\n");
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s", PQerrorMessage(conn));

src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c

@@ -574,6 +574,12 @@ AutoVacLauncherMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	/* must unblock signals before calling rebuild_database_list */
 	PG_SETMASK(&UnBlockSig);
 
+	/*
+	 * Set always-secure search path.  Launcher doesn't connect to a database,
+	 * so this has no effect.
+	 */
+	SetConfigOption("search_path", "", PGC_SUSET, PGC_S_OVERRIDE);
+
 	/*
 	 * Force zero_damaged_pages OFF in the autovac process, even if it is set
 	 * in postgresql.conf.  We don't really want such a dangerous option being
@@ -1584,6 +1590,14 @@ AutoVacWorkerMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	PG_SETMASK(&UnBlockSig);
 
+	/*
+	 * Set always-secure search path, so malicious users can't redirect user
+	 * code (e.g. pg_index.indexprs).  (That code runs in a
+	 * SECURITY_RESTRICTED_OPERATION sandbox, so malicious users could not
+	 * take control of the entire autovacuum worker in any case.)
+	 */
+	SetConfigOption("search_path", "", PGC_SUSET, PGC_S_OVERRIDE);
+
 	/*
 	 * Force zero_damaged_pages OFF in the autovac process, even if it is set
 	 * in postgresql.conf.  We don't really want such a dangerous option being

src/bin/pg_basebackup/streamutil.c

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "common/fe_memutils.h"
 #include "datatype/timestamp.h"
+#include "fe_utils/connect.h"
 #include "port/pg_bswap.h"
 #include "pqexpbuffer.h"
 
@@ -208,6 +209,23 @@ GetConnection(void)
 	if (conn_opts)
 		PQconninfoFree(conn_opts);
 
+	/* Set always-secure search path, so malicious users can't get control. */
+	if (dbname != NULL)
+	{
+		PGresult   *res;
+
+		res = PQexec(tmpconn, ALWAYS_SECURE_SEARCH_PATH_SQL);
+		if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK)
+		{
+			fprintf(stderr, _("%s: could not clear search_path: %s\n"),
+					progname, PQerrorMessage(tmpconn));
+			PQclear(res);
+			PQfinish(tmpconn);
+			exit(1);
+		}
+		PQclear(res);
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Ensure we have the same value of integer_datetimes (now always "on") as
 	 * the server we are connecting to.

src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.c

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "postgres_fe.h"
 
 #include "dumputils.h"
+#include "fe_utils/connect.h"
 #include "fe_utils/string_utils.h"
 #include "parallel.h"
 #include "pg_backup_archiver.h"
@@ -102,6 +103,10 @@ ReconnectToServer(ArchiveHandle *AH, const char *dbname, const char *username)
 
 	PQfinish(AH->connection);
 	AH->connection = newConn;
+
+	/* Start strict; later phases may override this. */
+	PQclear(ExecuteSqlQueryForSingleRow((Archive *) AH,
+										ALWAYS_SECURE_SEARCH_PATH_SQL));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -304,6 +309,10 @@ ConnectDatabase(Archive *AHX,
 					  PQdb(AH->connection) ? PQdb(AH->connection) : "",
 					  PQerrorMessage(AH->connection));
 
+	/* Start strict; later phases may override this. */
+	PQclear(ExecuteSqlQueryForSingleRow((Archive *) AH,
+										ALWAYS_SECURE_SEARCH_PATH_SQL));
+
 	/*
 	 * We want to remember connection's actual password, whether or not we got
 	 * it by prompting.  So we don't just store the password variable.

src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #include "pg_backup_db.h"
 #include "pg_backup_utils.h"
 #include "pg_dump.h"
+#include "fe_utils/connect.h"
 #include "fe_utils/string_utils.h"
 
 
@@ -1021,6 +1022,8 @@ setup_connection(Archive *AH, const char *dumpencoding,
 	PGconn	   *conn = GetConnection(AH);
 	const char *std_strings;
 
+	PQclear(ExecuteSqlQueryForSingleRow(AH, ALWAYS_SECURE_SEARCH_PATH_SQL));
+
 	/*
 	 * Set the client encoding if requested.
 	 */
@@ -1311,19 +1314,29 @@ expand_table_name_patterns(Archive *fout,
 
 	for (cell = patterns->head; cell; cell = cell->next)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * Query must remain ABSOLUTELY devoid of unqualified names.  This
+		 * would be unnecessary given a pg_table_is_visible() variant taking a
+		 * search_path argument.
+		 */
 		appendPQExpBuffer(query,
 						  "SELECT c.oid"
 						  "\nFROM pg_catalog.pg_class c"
-						  "\n     LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_namespace n ON n.oid = c.relnamespace"
-						  "\nWHERE c.relkind in ('%c', '%c', '%c', '%c', '%c', '%c')\n",
+						  "\n     LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_namespace n"
+						  "\n     ON n.oid OPERATOR(pg_catalog.=) c.relnamespace"
+						  "\nWHERE c.relkind OPERATOR(pg_catalog.=) ANY"
+						  "\n    (array['%c', '%c', '%c', '%c', '%c', '%c'])\n",
 						  RELKIND_RELATION, RELKIND_SEQUENCE, RELKIND_VIEW,
 						  RELKIND_MATVIEW, RELKIND_FOREIGN_TABLE,
 						  RELKIND_PARTITIONED_TABLE);
 		processSQLNamePattern(GetConnection(fout), query, cell->val, true,
 							  false, "n.nspname", "c.relname", NULL,
 							  "pg_catalog.pg_table_is_visible(c.oid)");
 
+		ExecuteSqlStatement(fout, "RESET search_path");
 		res = ExecuteSqlQuery(fout, query->data, PGRES_TUPLES_OK);
+		PQclear(ExecuteSqlQueryForSingleRow(fout,
+											ALWAYS_SECURE_SEARCH_PATH_SQL));
 		if (strict_names && PQntuples(res) == 0)
 			exit_horribly(NULL, "no matching tables were found for pattern \"%s\"\n", cell->val);
 

src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "dumputils.h"
 #include "pg_backup.h"
 #include "common/file_utils.h"
+#include "fe_utils/connect.h"
 #include "fe_utils/string_utils.h"
 
 /* version string we expect back from pg_dump */
@@ -1717,10 +1718,7 @@ connectDatabase(const char *dbname, const char *connection_string,
 		exit_nicely(1);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Make sure we are not fooled by non-system schemas in the search path.
-	 */
-	executeCommand(conn, "SET search_path = pg_catalog");
+	PQclear(executeQuery(conn, ALWAYS_SECURE_SEARCH_PATH_SQL));
 
 	return conn;
 }

src/bin/pg_rewind/libpq_fetch.c

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "libpq-fe.h"
 #include "catalog/catalog.h"
 #include "catalog/pg_type.h"
+#include "fe_utils/connect.h"
 #include "port/pg_bswap.h"
 
 static PGconn *conn = NULL;
@@ -54,6 +55,12 @@ libpqConnect(const char *connstr)
 
 	pg_log(PG_PROGRESS, "connected to server\n");
 
+	res = PQexec(conn, ALWAYS_SECURE_SEARCH_PATH_SQL);
+	if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK)
+		pg_fatal("could not clear search_path: %s",
+				 PQresultErrorMessage(res));
+	PQclear(res);
+
 	/*
 	 * Check that the server is not in hot standby mode. There is no
 	 * fundamental reason that couldn't be made to work, but it doesn't

src/bin/pg_upgrade/server.c

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "postgres_fe.h"
 
+#include "fe_utils/connect.h"
 #include "fe_utils/string_utils.h"
 #include "pg_upgrade.h"
 
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ connectToServer(ClusterInfo *cluster, const char *db_name)
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
+	PQclear(executeQueryOrDie(conn, ALWAYS_SECURE_SEARCH_PATH_SQL));
+
 	return conn;
 }
 

src/bin/scripts/clusterdb.c

@@ -195,17 +195,21 @@ cluster_one_database(const char *dbname, bool verbose, const char *table,
 
 	PGconn	   *conn;
 
+	conn = connectDatabase(dbname, host, port, username, prompt_password,
+						   progname, echo, false, false);
+
 	initPQExpBuffer(&sql);
 
 	appendPQExpBufferStr(&sql, "CLUSTER");
 	if (verbose)
 		appendPQExpBufferStr(&sql, " VERBOSE");
 	if (table)
-		appendPQExpBuffer(&sql, " %s", table);
+	{
+		appendPQExpBufferChar(&sql, ' ');
+		appendQualifiedRelation(&sql, table, conn, progname, echo);
+	}
 	appendPQExpBufferChar(&sql, ';');
 
-	conn = connectDatabase(dbname, host, port, username, prompt_password,
-						   progname, false, false);
 	if (!executeMaintenanceCommand(conn, sql.data, echo))
 	{
 		if (table)
@@ -234,7 +238,7 @@ cluster_all_databases(bool verbose, const char *maintenance_db,
 	int			i;
 
 	conn = connectMaintenanceDatabase(maintenance_db, host, port, username,
-									  prompt_password, progname);
+									  prompt_password, progname, echo);
 	result = executeQuery(conn, "SELECT datname FROM pg_database WHERE datallowconn ORDER BY 1;", progname, echo);
 	PQfinish(conn);