openSUSE Security Update : postgresql93 (openSUSE-2017-657)

high Nessus Plugin ID 100659

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for postgresql93 fixes the following issues :

The PostgreSQL package was updated to 9.3.17, bringing various bug and security fixes.

Security fixes :

- CVE-2017-7486: Restrict visibility of pg_user_mappings.umoptions, to protect passwords stored as user mapping options. (bsc#1037624)

- CVE-2017-7485: Recognize PGREQUIRESSL variable again.
(bsc#1038293)

- CVE-2017-7484: Prevent exposure of statistical information via leaky operators. (bsc#1037603)

More details can be found in the PostgreSQL release announcements :

- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-17.html

- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-16.html

- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-15.html

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

Solution

Update the affected postgresql93 packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1037603

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1037624

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1038293

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/release-9-3-15.html

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/release-9-3-16.html

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/release-9-3-17.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 100659

File Name: openSUSE-2017-657.nasl

Version: 3.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/7/2017

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, 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:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/6/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-7484, CVE-2017-7485, CVE-2017-7486