SUSE SLES12 Security Update : postgresql, postgresql12, postgresql13 (SUSE-SU-2021:0217-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 145490

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This update for postgresql, postgresql12, postgresql13 fixes the following issues :

Initial packaging of PostgreSQL 13 :

https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2077/

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/13/release-13.html

Changes in postgresql :

Bump postgresql major version to 13.

Changes in postgresql12 :

%ghost the symlinks to pg_config and ecpg. (bsc#1178961)

BuildRequire libpq5 and libecpg6 when not building them to avoid dangling symlinks in the devel package. (bsc#1179765)

Fix a DST problem in the test suite.

Changes in postgresql13 :

Add postgresql-icu68.patch: fix build with ICU 68

%ghost the symlinks to pg_config and ecpg. (bsc#1178961)

BuildRequire libpq5 and libecpg6 when not building them to avoid dangling symlinks in the devel package. (bsc#1179765)

Upgrade to version 13.1 :

CVE-2020-25695, bsc#1178666: Block DECLARE CURSOR ... WITH HOLD and firing of deferred triggers within index expressions and materialized view queries.

CVE-2020-25694, bsc#1178667: a) Fix usage of complex connection-string parameters in pg_dump, pg_restore, clusterdb, reindexdb, and vacuumdb.
b) When psql's \connect command re-uses connection parameters, ensure that all non-overridden parameters from a previous connection string are re-used.

CVE-2020-25696, bsc#1178668: Prevent psql's \gset command from modifying specially-treated variables.

Fix recently-added timetz test case so it works when the USA is not observing daylight savings time. (obsoletes postgresql-timetz.patch)

https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2111/

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/13/release-13-1.html

Fix a DST problem in the test suite.

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Solution

To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product :

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-9-2021-217=1

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-8-2021-217=1

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-9-2021-217=1

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-8-2021-217=1

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-7-2021-217=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2021-217=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP4-2021-217=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP3-2021-217=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP2-2021-217=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-217=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4-LTSS :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-LTSS-2021-217=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2021-217=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-BCL-2021-217=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2021-217=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2021-217=1

SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-5-2021-217=1

HPE Helion Openstack 8 :

zypper in -t patch HPE-Helion-OpenStack-8-2021-217=1

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1178666

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1178667

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1178668

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1178961

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1179765

https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2077/

https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2111/

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/13/release-13-1.html

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/13/release-13.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25694/

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25695/

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25696/

http://www.nessus.org/u?4d1e6b64

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 145490

File Name: suse_SU-2021-0217-1.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/27/2021

Updated: 5/11/2022

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-25696

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-25695

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql12-plpython, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql12-plpython-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql12-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libecpg6, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql13-server, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql12-server-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql12-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql12-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql13-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql13-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql13-contrib, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql12-contrib, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql13-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpq5, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libecpg6-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql13-plperl-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql12-plperl, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql13-server-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql13-plpython, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpq5-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql13-plpython-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql12-server, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql12-pltcl-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql13-plperl, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql13-contrib-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql12-plperl-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql13, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql13-pltcl-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql12-contrib-debuginfo

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/26/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/16/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-25694, CVE-2020-25695, CVE-2020-25696