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Amazon Linux 2 : postgresql (ALASPOSTGRESQL14-2024-011)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 200365

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of postgresql installed on the remote host is prior to 14.12-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2POSTGRESQL14-2024-011 advisory.

 postgresql: PostgreSQL pg_stats_ext and pg_stats_ext_exprs lack authorization checks (CVE-2024-4317)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

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

Solution

Run 'yum update postgresql' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASPOSTGRESQL14-2024-011.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-4317.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 200365

File Name: al2_ALASPOSTGRESQL14-2024-011.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/11/2024

Updated: 2/13/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-4317

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-llvmjit, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-contrib, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-plpython3, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-upgrade-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-docs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-server-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-test-rpm-macros, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-plperl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-test, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-upgrade, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-static, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql-server

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/6/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/9/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-4317

IAVB: 2024-B-0062-S