openSUSE Security Update : postgresql93 (openSUSE-2017-472)

high Nessus Plugin ID 99417

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for postgresql93 to version 9.3.14 fixes the several issues.

These security issues were fixed :

- CVE-2016-5423: CASE/WHEN with inlining can cause untrusted pointer dereference (bsc#993454).

- CVE-2016-5424: Fix client programs' handling of special characters in database and role names (bsc#993453).

This non-security issue was fixed :

- bsc#973660: Added 'Requires: timezone' to Service Pack

- bsc#1029547: postgresql: fails to build with timezone 2017a

For additional non-security issues please refer to

- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-14.html

- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-13.html

- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-3-12.html

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected postgresql93 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 99417

File Name: openSUSE-2017-472.nasl

Version: 3.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 4/17/2017

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql93-plpython-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql93, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql93-contrib, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql93-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql93-server-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql93-pltcl-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql93-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql93-devel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql93-plpython, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql93-contrib-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql93-libs-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql93-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql93-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql93-plperl-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql93-plperl, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql93-server, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql93-test

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/15/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-5423, CVE-2016-5424

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