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openSUSE 15 Security Update : postgresql10 (openSUSE-SU-2021:4058-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 156136

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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-2021:4058-1 advisory.

 - 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)

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.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1192516

http://www.nessus.org/u?0b154316

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-23214

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-23222

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 156136

File Name: openSUSE-2021-4058.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/17/2021

Updated: 2/16/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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:novell:opensuse:postgresql10-plperl, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql10-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql10, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql10-contrib, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql10-server, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql10-test, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql10-plpython, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.3

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: 12/14/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/11/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-23214, CVE-2021-23222

IAVB: 2021-B-0067-S