CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : postgresql (CESA-2007:0336)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 25175

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated postgresql packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

PostgreSQL is an advanced Object-Relational database management system (DBMS).

A flaw was found in the way PostgreSQL allows authenticated users to execute security-definer functions. It was possible for an unprivileged user to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the security-definer function. (CVE-2007-2138)

Users of PostgreSQL should upgrade to these updated packages containing PostgreSQL version 8.1.9, 7.4.17, and 7.3.19 which corrects this issue.

Solution

Update the affected postgresql packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 25175

File Name: centos_RHSA-2007-0336.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 5/10/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rh-postgresql-test, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rh-postgresql-contrib, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rh-postgresql-jdbc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rh-postgresql-pl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rh-postgresql-docs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rh-postgresql-tcl, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-docs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rh-postgresql, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rh-postgresql-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rh-postgresql-server, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-tcl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-server, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-python, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rh-postgresql-python, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-devel, cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-test, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-pl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-contrib, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-jdbc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rh-postgresql-devel

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/8/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/24/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-2138

RHSA: 2007:0336

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