RHEL 7 : rh-postgresql12-postgresql (RHSA-2021:5197)

high Nessus Plugin ID 156128

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2021:5197 advisory.

- postgresql: server processes unencrypted bytes from man-in-the-middle (CVE-2021-23214)

- postgresql: libpq processes unencrypted bytes from man-in-the-middle (CVE-2021-23222)

- postgresql: memory disclosure in certain queries (CVE-2021-3677)

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3677

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-23214

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-23222

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:5197

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2001857

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2022666

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2022675

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 156128

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-5197.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/16/2021

Updated: 5/24/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-23214

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-contrib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-contrib-syspaths, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-plperl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-plpython, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-server-syspaths, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-static, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-syspaths, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql12-postgresql-test

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/16/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/12/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-23214, CVE-2021-23222, CVE-2021-3677

CWE: 200, 522, 89

RHSA: 2021:5197