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openSUSE Security Update : postgresql (openSUSE-SU-2010:0903-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 50370

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

PostgreSQL functions implemented in Perl or TCL shared a global state even across different user user ids. A user could therefore influence functions of other users in an unexpected or even malicious way (CVE-2010-3433).

Solution

Update the affected postgresql packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=643771

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2010-10/msg00034.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 50370

File Name: suse_11_1_postgresql-101012.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/28/2010

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

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:novell:opensuse:postgresql, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql-server, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql-plperl, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql-libs-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql-pltcl, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql-contrib, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql-plpython, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql-libs

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/12/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-3433