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Debian DSA-1311-1 : postgresql-7.4 - programming error

medium Nessus Plugin ID 25555

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that the PostgreSQL database performs insufficient validation of variables passed to privileged SQL statement called'security definers', which could lead to SQL privilege escalation.

Solution

Upgrade the PostgreSQL packages.

For the oldstable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 7.4.7-6sarge5. A powerpc build is not yet available due to problems with the build host. It will be provided later.

For the stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 7.4.17-0etch1.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1311

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 25555

File Name: debian_DSA-1311.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/21/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, 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:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-7.4, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 6/17/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-2138

DSA: 1311