The version of postgresql installed on the remote host is prior to 12.17-1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2POSTGRESQL12-2024-007 advisory.

  - A memory disclosure vulnerability was found in PostgreSQL that allows remote users to access sensitive     information by exploiting certain aggregate function calls with 'unknown'-type arguments. Handling     'unknown'-type values from string literals without type designation can disclose bytes, potentially     revealing notable and confidential information. This issue exists due to excessive data output in     aggregate function calls, enabling remote users to read some portion of system memory. (CVE-2023-5868)

  - A flaw was found in PostgreSQL that allows authenticated database users to execute arbitrary code through     missing overflow checks during SQL array value modification. This issue exists due to an integer overflow     during array modification where a remote user can trigger the overflow by providing specially crafted     data. This enables the execution of arbitrary code on the target system, allowing users to write arbitrary     bytes to memory and extensively read the server's memory. (CVE-2023-5869)

  - A flaw was found in PostgreSQL involving the pg_cancel_backend role that signals background workers,     including the logical replication launcher, autovacuum workers, and the autovacuum launcher. Successful     exploitation requires a non-core extension with a less-resilient background worker and would affect that     specific background worker only. This issue may allow a remote high privileged user to launch a denial of     service (DoS) attack. (CVE-2023-5870)

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

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Amazon Linux 2 : postgresql (ALASPOSTGRESQL12-2024-007)

high Nessus Plugin ID 189478

Version 1.1

Version 1.0

Version 1.1 Feb 16, 2024, 12:17 PM IAVM reference Plugin Feed: 202402161217
Version 1.0 Jan 24, 2024, 11:21 PM New Plugin Feed: 202401242321