Search Postgresql Archives

Re: Strange security issue with Superuser access

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



I've read this email over multiple times, and I don't understand
what your question is. I don't see what it is that you think is
working in an unexpected way, all the situations I see described
you claim work. Did you possible forget to put something in the
email or am I just a poor reader?

On Mon, 9 Mar 2015 17:00:14 -0400
Andrzej Pilacik <cypisek77@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I ran into this yesterday and I wanted to post this to see if this is
> working as expected or it is a bug.
> 
> By creating 2 tables and creating a FK between them and then changing the
> owner of the tables to a group, I lost the ability to insert into the first
> table executing as SUPERUSER.
> I thought that SUPERUSER does not check any permissions...
> 
> Scenario:
> create role rs;
> create schema ap authorization postgres;
> 
> create table ap.table1 (a int)
> alter table ap.table1 owner to rs; -- this is a group with nobody in it
> 
> create table ap.tablefk (b INT)
> alter table ap.tablefk owner to rs;
> insert into ap.tablefk values (12)
> 
> select * from ap.tablefk
> select * from ap.table1
> 
> alter table ap.table1 add constraint apk1 primary key (a)
> alter table ap.tablefk add constraint apkfk1 primary key (b)
> 
> --- Insert as superuser
> Insert into ap.table1 values (12) --- works without an issue
> 
> 
> -- create a foreign key to second table
> ALTER TABLE ap.table1
>   ADD CONSTRAINT id_fk FOREIGN KEY (a)
>       REFERENCES ap.tablefk (b) MATCH SIMPLE
>       ON UPDATE NO ACTION ON DELETE NO ACTION;
> 
> --- Insert as superuser
> delete from ap.table1
> Insert into ap.table1 values (12) --- works without an issue
> 
> /*
> It seems like even though you execute the insert as a superuser, the
> constraint check executes as the owner of the object (table) and therefore
> needs usage permission on the ap schema
> I thought that superuser privs are "god" like and always work regardless of
> the scenario
> */
> 
> --- TO FIX
> grant usage on schema ap to rs;
> Insert into ap.table1 values (12)
> 
> 
> Can anyone explain how the FK constraint function works?  Is it executed as
> the owner of the object.  That is the only thing that would make sense for
> me.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Andrzej


-- 
PT <wmoran@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


-- 
Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
To make changes to your subscription:
http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general




[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
[Index of Archives]     [Postgresql Jobs]     [Postgresql Admin]     [Postgresql Performance]     [Linux Clusters]     [PHP Home]     [PHP on Windows]     [Kernel Newbies]     [PHP Classes]     [PHP Books]     [PHP Databases]     [Postgresql & PHP]     [Yosemite]
  Powered by Linux