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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : postgresql (MDVSA-2015:048)

high Nessus Plugin ID 81337

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Synopsis

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

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities has been discovered and corrected in postgresql :

Stephen Frost discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly displayed certain values in error messages. An authenticated user could gain access to seeing certain values, contrary to expected permissions (CVE-2014-8161).

Andres Freund, Peter Geoghegan and Noah Misch discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled buffers in to_char functions. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PostgreSQL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code (CVE-2015-0241).

It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled memory in the pgcrypto extension. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PostgreSQL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code (CVE-2015-0243).

Emil Lenngren discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled extended protocol message reading. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PostgreSQL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly inject query messages (CVE-2015-0244).

This advisory provides the latest version of PostgreSQL that is not vulnerable to these issues.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/release-9-2-10.html

https://usn.ubuntu.com/2499-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 81337

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2015-048.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Published: 2/13/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64ecpg9.2_6, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64pq9.2_5, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql9.2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql9.2-contrib, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql9.2-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql9.2-docs, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql9.2-pl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql9.2-plperl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql9.2-plpgsql, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql9.2-plpython, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql9.2-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql9.2-server, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/12/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-8161, CVE-2015-0241, CVE-2015-0243, CVE-2015-0244

BID: 72538, 72540, 72542, 72543

MDVSA: 2015:048