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Preliminary release notes for 8.0.1, 7.4.7, 7.3.9, 7.2.7.
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<appendix id="release">
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<title>Release Notes</title>
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<sect1 id="release-8-0-1">
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<title>Release 8.0.1</title>
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<note>
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<title>Release date</title>
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<simpara>2005-01-31</simpara>
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</note>
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<para>
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This release contains a variety of fixes from 8.0.0, including several
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security-related issues.
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</para>
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<sect2>
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<title>Migration to version 8.0.1</title>
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<para>
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A dump/restore is not required for those running 8.0.0.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Changes</title>
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<listitem><para>Disallow <command>LOAD</> to non-superusers</para>
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<para>
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On platforms that will automatically execute initialization functions of a
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shared library (this includes at least Windows and ELF-based Unixen),
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<command>LOAD</> can be used to make the server execute arbitrary code.
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Thanks to NGS Software for reporting this.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Check that creator of an aggregate function has the right to
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execute the specified transition functions</para>
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<para>
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This oversight made it possible to bypass denial of EXECUTE
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permission on a function.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Fix security and 64-bit issues in
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contrib/intagg</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Add needed STRICT marking to some contrib functions (Kris
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Jurka)</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Avoid buffer overrun when plpgsql cursor declaration has too
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many parameters (Neil)</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Make <command>ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN</> enforce domain
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constraints in all cases</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Fix planning error for FULL and RIGHT outer joins</para>
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<para>
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The result of the join was mistakenly supposed to be sorted the same as the
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left input. This could not only deliver mis-sorted output to the user, but
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in case of nested merge joins could give outright wrong answers.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Improve planning of grouped aggregate queries</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><command>ROLLBACK TO <replaceable>savepoint</></command>
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closes cursors created since the savepoint</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Fix inadequate backend stack size on Windows</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Avoid SHGetSpecialFolderPath() on Windows
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(Magnus)</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Fix some problems in running pg_autovacuum as a Windows
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service (Dave Page)</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Multiple minor bug fixes in
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pg_dump/pg_restore</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Fix ecpg segfault with named structs used in
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typedefs (Michael)</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="release-7-4-7">
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<title>Release 7.4.7</title>
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<note>
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<title>Release date</title>
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<simpara>2005-01-31</simpara>
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</note>
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<para>
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This release contains a variety of fixes from 7.4.6, including several
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security-related issues.
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</para>
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<sect2>
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<title>Migration to version 7.4.7</title>
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<para>
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A dump/restore is not required for those running 7.4.X.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Changes</title>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Disallow <command>LOAD</> to non-superusers</para>
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<para>
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On platforms that will automatically execute initialization functions of a
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shared library (this includes at least Windows and ELF-based Unixen),
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<command>LOAD</> can be used to make the server execute arbitrary code.
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Thanks to NGS Software for reporting this.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Check that creator of an aggregate function has the right to
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execute the specified transition functions</para>
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<para>
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This oversight made it possible to bypass denial of EXECUTE
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permission on a function.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Fix security and 64-bit issues in
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contrib/intagg</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Add needed STRICT marking to some contrib functions (Kris
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Jurka)</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Avoid buffer overrun when plpgsql cursor declaration has too
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many parameters (Neil)</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Fix planning error for FULL and RIGHT outer joins</para>
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<para>
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The result of the join was mistakenly supposed to be sorted the same as the
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left input. This could not only deliver mis-sorted output to the user, but
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in case of nested merge joins could give outright wrong answers.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Fix plperl for quote marks in tuple fields</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Fix display of negative intervals in SQL and GERMAN
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datestyles</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Make age(timestamptz) do calculation in local timezone not
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GMT</para></listitem>
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<sect1 id="release-7-3-9">
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<title>Release 7.3.9</title>
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<note>
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<title>Release date</title>
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<simpara>2005-01-31</simpara>
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</note>
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<para>
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This release contains a variety of fixes from 7.3.8, including several
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security-related issues.
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</para>
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<sect2>
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<title>Migration to version 7.3.9</title>
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<para>
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A dump/restore is not required for those running 7.3.X.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Changes</title>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Disallow <command>LOAD</> to non-superusers</para>
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shared library (this includes at least Windows and ELF-based Unixen),
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<command>LOAD</> can be used to make the server execute arbitrary code.
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Thanks to NGS Software for reporting this.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Check that creator of an aggregate function has the right to
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execute the specified transition functions</para>
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<para>
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This oversight made it possible to bypass denial of EXECUTE
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permission on a function.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Fix security and 64-bit issues in
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contrib/intagg</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Add needed STRICT marking to some contrib functions (Kris
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Jurka)</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Avoid buffer overrun when plpgsql cursor declaration has too
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many parameters (Neil)</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Fix planning error for FULL and RIGHT outer joins</para>
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<para>
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left input. This could not only deliver mis-sorted output to the user, but
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in case of nested merge joins could give outright wrong answers.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Fix plperl for quote marks in tuple fields</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Fix display of negative intervals in SQL and GERMAN
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datestyles</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<title>Release 7.2.7</title>
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<note>
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<title>Release date</title>
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<simpara>2005-01-31</simpara>
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This release contains a variety of fixes from 7.2.6, including several
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</para>
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<sect2>
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<title>Migration to version 7.2.7</title>
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A dump/restore is not required for those running 7.2.X.
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<title>Changes</title>
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<itemizedlist>
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shared library (this includes at least Windows and ELF-based Unixen),
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<command>LOAD</> can be used to make the server execute arbitrary code.
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Thanks to NGS Software for reporting this.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Add needed STRICT marking to some contrib functions (Kris
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<listitem><para>Avoid buffer overrun when plpgsql cursor declaration has too
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many parameters (Neil)</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Fix planning error for FULL and RIGHT outer joins</para>
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<para>
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left input. This could not only deliver mis-sorted output to the user, but
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in case of nested merge joins could give outright wrong answers.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Fix display of negative intervals in SQL and GERMAN
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</itemizedlist>
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