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RHEL 7 : rh-postgresql10-postgresql (RHSA-2020:5316)
high Nessus Plugin ID 170337
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for rh-postgresql10-postgresql.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:5316 advisory.- postgresql: Reconnection can downgrade connection security settings (CVE-2020-25694)
- postgresql: Multiple features escape security restricted operation sandbox (CVE-2020-25695)
- postgresql: psql's \gset allows overwriting specially treated variables (CVE-2020-25696)
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 RHEL rh-postgresql10-postgresql package based on the guidance in RHSA-2020:5316.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?2cc27c46
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5316
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1894423
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 170337
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-5316.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 1/23/2023
Updated: 4/28/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, 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: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql10-postgresql, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql10-postgresql-contrib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql10-postgresql-contrib-syspaths, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql10-postgresql-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql10-postgresql-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql10-postgresql-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql10-postgresql-plperl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql10-postgresql-plpython, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql10-postgresql-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql10-postgresql-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql10-postgresql-server-syspaths, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql10-postgresql-static, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql10-postgresql-syspaths, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql10-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: 12/2/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/12/2020