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AlmaLinux 9 : postgresql (ALSA-2023:3714)

high Nessus Plugin ID 177626

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2023:3714 advisory.

 - schema_element defeats protective search_path changes; It was found that certain database calls in PostgreSQL could permit an authed attacker with elevated database-level privileges to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-2454)

 - Row security policies disregard user ID changes after inlining; PostgreSQL could permit incorrect policies to be applied in certain cases where role-specific policies are used and a given query is planned under one role and then executed under other roles. This scenario can happen under security definer functions or when a common user and query is planned initially and then re-used across multiple SET ROLEs. Applying an incorrect policy may permit a user to complete otherwise-forbidden reads and modifications. This affects only databases that have used CREATE POLICY to define a row security policy. (CVE-2023-2455)

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 affected packages.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-3714.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 177626

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2023-3714.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 6/26/2023

Updated: 8/17/2023

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-2454

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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:alma:linux:postgresql-upgrade-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:postgresql-docs, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:postgresql-server-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:postgresql-private-libs, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:postgresql-test, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:postgresql-static, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:postgresql-server, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:postgresql-plpython3, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:postgresql, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:postgresql-private-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:postgresql-plperl, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:postgresql-upgrade, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:postgresql-pltcl, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:postgresql-contrib

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/21/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/11/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-2454, CVE-2023-2455

CWE: 20

IAVB: 2023-B-0034-S