Amazon Linux AMI : postgresql96 (ALAS-2018-1119)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 119478

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

A vulnerability was found in libpq, the default PostgreSQL client library where libpq failed to properly reset its internal state between connections. If an affected version of libpq were used with 'host' or 'hostaddr' connection parameters from untrusted input, attackers could bypass client-side connection security features, obtain access to higher privileged connections or potentially cause other impact through SQL injection, by causing the PQescape() functions to malfunction.(CVE-2018-10915)

It was discovered that PostgreSQL failed to properly check authorization on certain statements involved with 'INSERT ... ON CONFLICT DO UPDATE'. An attacker with 'CREATE TABLE' privileges could exploit this to read arbitrary bytes server memory. If the attacker also had certain 'INSERT' and limited 'UPDATE' privileges to a particular table, they could exploit this to update other columns in the same table.(CVE-2018-10925)

It was found that pg_catalog.pg_logfile_rotate(), from the adminpack extension, did not follow the same ACLs than pg_rorate_logfile. If the adminpack is added to a database, an attacker able to connect to it could use this flaw to force log rotation.(CVE-2018-1115 )

Solution

Run 'yum update postgresql96' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 119478

File Name: ala_ALAS-2018-1119.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 12/7/2018

Updated: 7/17/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1115

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql96-contrib, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql96-plpython27, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql96-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql96-static, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql96-test, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql96-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql96-plperl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql96-server, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql96, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql96-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql96-docs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql96-plpython26

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/7/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/10/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-10915, CVE-2018-10925, CVE-2018-1115

ALAS: 2018-1119

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