Rocky Linux 8 : postgresql:12 (RLSA-2023:4535)

high Nessus Plugin ID 182720

Synopsis

The remote Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2023:4535 advisory.

- In PostgreSQL, a modified, unauthenticated server can send an unterminated string during the establishment of Kerberos transport encryption. In certain conditions a server can cause a libpq client to over-read and report an error message containing uninitialized bytes. (CVE-2022-41862)

- 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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 182720

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2023-4535.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 10/6/2023

Updated: 11/6/2023

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:rocky:linux:postgresql-contrib, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgresql-docs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgresql-docs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgresql-plpython3-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgres-decoderbufs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:pg_repack-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgresql-server-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgresql-plperl, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgresql-static, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgresql, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgresql-contrib-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgresql-test-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgresql-server-devel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgres-decoderbufs-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgresql-upgrade-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgresql-server-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:pg_repack-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgresql-server, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgresql-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:pgaudit, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgresql-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:pg_repack, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:pgaudit-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgresql-pltcl-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgresql-upgrade-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgresql-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgresql-upgrade, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgresql-plpython3, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:pgaudit-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgresql-test-rpm-macros, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgresql-plperl-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgresql-test

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/6/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/9/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-41862, CVE-2023-2454, CVE-2023-2455

IAVB: 2023-B-0009-S, 2023-B-0034-S

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