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AlmaLinux 9 : postgresql:15 (ALSA-2024:10787)

high Nessus Plugin ID 212100

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-2024:10787 advisory.

 * postgresql: PostgreSQL SET ROLE, SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION reset to wrong user ID (CVE-2024-10978)
 * postgresql: PostgreSQL PL/Perl environment variable changes execute arbitrary code (CVE-2024-10979)
 * postgresql: PostgreSQL row security below e.g. subqueries disregards user ID changes (CVE-2024-10976)

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

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-2024-10787.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10787

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 212100

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2024-10787.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 12/5/2024

Updated: 12/5/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-10979

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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: 12/4/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/12/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-10976, CVE-2024-10978, CVE-2024-10979

CWE: 1250, 15, 266

RHSA: 2024:10787