Oracle Linux 5 : postgresql (ELSA-2009-1484)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 67936

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2009-1484 advisory.

[8.1.18-2.el5_4.1]
- Remove unnecessary .o file that confuses TPS tests Related: #525284

[8.1.18-1.el5_4.1]
- Update to PostgreSQL 8.1.18 to fix CVE-2009-0922, CVE-2009-3230, and assorted other bugs described at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/release.html Resolves: #525284

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2009-1484.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 67936

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2009-1484.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2009-3230

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2009-0922

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-contrib, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-docs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-test, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-pl, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-tcl, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-python, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:postgresql-server, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/7/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/9/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0922, CVE-2009-3230

BID: 34090, 36314

RHSA: 2009:1484