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SuSE 11.2 Security Update : PostgreSQL (SAT Patch Number 7340)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 65683

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Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

PostgreSQL has been updated to version 8.3.23 which fixes various bugs and one security issue.

The security issue fixed in this release, CVE-2013-0255, allowed a previously authenticated user to crash the server by calling an internal function with invalid arguments. This issue was discovered by independent security researcher Sumit Soni this week and reported via Secunia SVCRP, and we are grateful for their efforts in making PostgreSQL more secure.

More information can be found at

http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1446/

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 7340.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=802679

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0255.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 65683

File Name: suse_11_postgresql-130213.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/26/2013

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:postgresql-contrib, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:postgresql-docs, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:postgresql-server, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:postgresql

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/13/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-0255