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RHEL 7 : rh-postgresql12-postgresql (RHSA-2021:5197)
high Nessus Plugin ID 156128
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for rh-postgresql12-postgresql.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2021:5197 advisory.PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system (DBMS).
The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: rh-postgresql12-postgresql (12.9).
Security Fix(es):
* postgresql: memory disclosure in certain queries (CVE-2021-3677)
* postgresql: server processes unencrypted bytes from man-in-the-middle (CVE-2021-23214)
* postgresql: libpq processes unencrypted bytes from man-in-the-middle (CVE-2021-23222)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL rh-postgresql12-postgresql package based on the guidance in RHSA-2021:5197.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?a19ce449
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:5197
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2001857
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 156128
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-5197.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 12/16/2021
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.1
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-23214
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.1
Temporal Score: 7.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/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:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-server-syspaths, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-plpython, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-test, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-contrib-syspaths, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-plperl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-static, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-syspaths, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-contrib
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/16/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/12/2021