Debian DSA-3851-1 : postgresql-9.4 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 100165

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several vulnerabilities have been found in the PostgreSQL database system :

- CVE-2017-7484 Robert Haas discovered that some selectivity estimators did not validate user privileges which could result in information disclosure.

- CVE-2017-7485 Daniel Gustafsson discovered that the PGREQUIRESSL environment variable did no longer enforce a TLS connection.

- CVE-2017-7486 Andrew Wheelwright discovered that user mappings were insufficiently restricted.

Solution

Upgrade the postgresql-9.4 packages.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 9.4.12-0+deb8u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 100165

File Name: debian_DSA-3851.nasl

Version: 3.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/15/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-9.4, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/12/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-7484, CVE-2017-7485, CVE-2017-7486

DSA: 3851

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