SuSE 10 Security Update : PostgreSQL (ZYPP Patch Number 2276)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 29557

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

The SQL Server PostgreSQL has been updated to fix the following security problems :

- backend/parser/analyze.c in PostgreSQL 8.1.x allowed remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via certain aggregate functions in an UPDATE statement, which are not properly handled during a 'MIN/MAX index optimization.'. (CVE-2006-5540)

- backend/parser/parse_coerce.c in PostgreSQL 7.4.1 through 7.4.14, 8.0.x before 8.0.9, and 8.1.x before 8.1.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a coercion of an unknown element to ANYARRAY. (CVE-2006-5541)

- backend/tcop/postgres.c in PostgreSQL 8.1.x before 8.1.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) related to duration logging of V3-protocol Execute messages for (1) COMMIT and (2) ROLLBACK SQL statements. (CVE-2006-5542)

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 2276.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-5540.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-5541.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-5542.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 29557

File Name: suse_postgresql-2276.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/13/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/15/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-5540, CVE-2006-5541, CVE-2006-5542