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FreeBSD : PostgreSQL -- SET ROLE, SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION reset to wrong user ID (12e3feab-a29f-11ef-af48-6cc21735f730)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 211382

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 12e3feab-a29f-11ef-af48-6cc21735f730 advisory.

 PostgreSQL project reports:

 Incorrect privilege assignment in PostgreSQL allows a less-privileged application user to view or change different rows from those intended. An attack requires the application to use SET ROLE, SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION, or an equivalent feature. The problem arises when an application query uses parameters from the attacker or conveys query results to the attacker.
 If that query reacts to current_setting('role') or the current user ID, it may modify or return data as though the session had not used SET ROLE or SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION. The attacker does not control which incorrect user ID applies. Query text from less-privileged sources is not a concern here, because SET ROLE and SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION are not sandboxes for unvetted queries


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the FreeBSD 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

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2024-10978/

http://www.nessus.org/u?73d9b570

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 211382

File Name: freebsd_pkg_12e3feaba29f11efaf486cc21735f730.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 11/14/2024

Updated: 11/14/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-10978

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.2

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:postgresql13-server, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:postgresql16-server, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:postgresql12-server, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:postgresql14-server, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:postgresql17-server, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:postgresql15-server

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/14/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/14/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-10978