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GLSA-202105-32 : PostgreSQL: Multiple vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 157026

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202105-32 (PostgreSQL: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PostgreSQL. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 An authenticated remote attacker, by executing malicious crafted queries, could possibly disclose sensitive information.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All PostgreSQL 9.5.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-db/postgresql-9.5.25:9.5' All PostgreSQL 9.6.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-db/postgresql-9.6.21:9.6' All PostgreSQL 10.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-db/postgresql-10.16:10' All PostgreSQL 11.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-db/postgresql-11.11:11' All PostgreSQL 12.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-db/postgresql-12.6:12' All PostgreSQL 13.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-db/postgresql-13.2:13'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-32

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 157026

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202105-32.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 1/24/2022

Updated: 1/16/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-20229

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3393

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:postgresql, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/26/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/23/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-20229, CVE-2021-3393

GLSA: 202105-32