openSUSE 15 Security Update : postgresql13 (openSUSE-SU-2021:1785-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 151684

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2021:1785-1 advisory.

- A flaw was found in postgresql in versions before 13.3, before 12.7, before 11.12, before 10.17 and before 9.6.22. While modifying certain SQL array values, missing bounds checks let authenticated database users write arbitrary bytes to a wide area of server memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. (CVE-2021-32027)

- postgresql: Memory disclosure in INSERT ... ON CONFLICT ... DO UPDATE (CVE-2021-32028)

- postgresql: Memory disclosure in partitioned-table UPDATE ... RETURNING (CVE-2021-32029)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 151684

File Name: openSUSE-2021-1785.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 7/16/2021

Updated: 8/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, 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: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql13-plpython, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql13-contrib, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql13, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql13-plperl, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql13-server-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql13-server, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql13-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql13-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql13-test, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql13-devel-mini, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql13-llvmjit

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/11/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/13/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-32027, CVE-2021-32028, CVE-2021-32029

IAVB: 2021-B-0036-S

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