Debian DLA-2751-1 : postgresql-9.6 - LTS security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 152966

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-2751 advisory.

- An OpenSSL TLS server may crash if sent a maliciously crafted renegotiation ClientHello message from a client. If a TLSv1.2 renegotiation ClientHello omits the signature_algorithms extension (where it was present in the initial ClientHello), but includes a signature_algorithms_cert extension then a NULL pointer dereference will result, leading to a crash and a denial of service attack. A server is only vulnerable if it has TLSv1.2 and renegotiation enabled (which is the default configuration). OpenSSL TLS clients are not impacted by this issue. All OpenSSL 1.1.1 versions are affected by this issue. Users of these versions should upgrade to OpenSSL 1.1.1k. OpenSSL 1.0.2 is not impacted by this issue. Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1k (Affected 1.1.1-1.1.1j). (CVE-2021-3449)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the postgresql-9.6 packages.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 9.6.23-0+deb9u1.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?350b32e8

https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2021/dla-2751

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3449

https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/postgresql-9.6

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 152966

File Name: debian_DLA-2751.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/2/2021

Updated: 12/1/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3449

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libecpg-compat3, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libecpg-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libecpg6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpgtypes3, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpq-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpq5, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-9.6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-9.6-dbg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-client-9.6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-contrib-9.6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-doc-9.6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-plperl-9.6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-plpython-9.6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-plpython3-9.6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-pltcl-9.6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-server-dev-9.6, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/31/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/25/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3449

IAVA: 2021-A-0149-S, 2021-A-0193-S