Debian DLA-2662-1 : postgresql-9.6 security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 149517

Language:

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security update.

Description

Multiple security issues have been discovered in the PostgreSQL database system, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code or disclosure of memory content.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 9.6.22-0+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your postgresql-9.6 packages.

For the detailed security status of postgresql-9.6 please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/postgresql-9.6

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Upgrade the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 149517

File Name: debian_DLA-2662.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/17/2021

Updated: 8/23/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-32027

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libecpg-compat3, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libecpg6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libecpg-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpq5, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-plpython-9.6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-client-9.6, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-9.6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-doc-9.6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-pltcl-9.6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpq-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-plperl-9.6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-server-dev-9.6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-9.6-dbg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-contrib-9.6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpgtypes3, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-plpython3-9.6

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/15/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/1/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-32027, CVE-2021-32028

IAVB: 2021-B-0036-S

Detections

Analytics