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openSUSE Security Update : postgresql / postgresql13 (openSUSE-2021-337)
high Nessus Plugin ID 146831
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Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
This update for postgresql, postgresql13 fixes the following issues :This update ships postgresql13.
Upgrade to version 13.1 :
- CVE-2020-25695, bsc#1178666: Block DECLARE CURSOR ...
WITH HOLD and firing of deferred triggers within index expressions and materialized view queries.
- CVE-2020-25694, bsc#1178667: a) Fix usage of complex connection-string parameters in pg_dump, pg_restore, clusterdb, reindexdb, and vacuumdb. b) When psql's \connect command re-uses connection parameters, ensure that all non-overridden parameters from a previous connection string are re-used.
- CVE-2020-25696, bsc#1178668: Prevent psql's \gset command from modifying specially-treated variables.
- Fix recently-added timetz test case so it works when the USA is not observing daylight savings time. (obsoletes postgresql-timetz.patch)
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2111/
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/13/release-13-1.html
Initial packaging of PostgreSQL 13 :
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2077/
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/13/release-13.html
- bsc#1178961: %ghost the symlinks to pg_config and ecpg.
Changes in postgresql wrapper package :
- Bump major version to 13.
- We also transfer PostgreSQL 9.4.26 to the new package layout in SLE12-SP2 and newer. Reflect this in the conflict with postgresql94.
- Also conflict with PostgreSQL versions before 9.
- Conflicting with older versions is not limited to SLE.
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP2:Update update project.
Solution
Update the affected postgresql / postgresql13 packages.See Also
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1178666
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1178667
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1178668
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1178961
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2077/
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2111/
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 146831
File Name: openSUSE-2021-337.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 2/25/2021
Updated: 5/10/2022
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.6
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-25696
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-25695
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql-contrib, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql-llvmjit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql-plperl, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql-plpython, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql-server, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql-server-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql-test, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.2
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/24/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/16/2020