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Amazon Linux AMI : postgresql94 / postgresql93,postgresql92 (ALAS-2016-662)

high Nessus Plugin ID 89843

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the PostgreSQL handling code for regular expressions. A remote attacker could use a specially crafted regular expression to cause PostgreSQL to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Run 'yum update postgresql94' to update your system.

Run 'yum update postgresql93' to update your system.

Run 'yum update postgresql92' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2016-662.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 89843

File Name: ala_ALAS-2016-662.nasl

Version: 2.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/11/2016

Updated: 4/18/2018

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql93-contrib, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql92-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql94-docs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql93-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql92-contrib, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql93-plperl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql93-plpython27, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql92-plpython27, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql92-plpython26, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql94-libs, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql94, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql92-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql92-server, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql93-plpython26, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql92-docs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql93-test, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql92-plperl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql93-server, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql92-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql93-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql94-contrib, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql92, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql93-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql94-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql92-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql94-plperl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql94-plpython27, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql94-test, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql92-test, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql93, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql92-server-compat, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql94-plpython26, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql94-server, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql94-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql93-docs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql93-devel

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/10/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-0773

ALAS: 2016-662