SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : postgresql14 (SUSE-SU-2023:2205-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 175809

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:2205-1 advisory.

- schema_element defeats protective search_path changes; It was found that certain database calls in PostgreSQL could permit an authed attacker with elevated database-level privileges to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-2454)

- Row security policies disregard user ID changes after inlining; PostgreSQL could permit incorrect policies to be applied in certain cases where role-specific policies are used and a given query is planned under one role and then executed under other roles. This scenario can happen under security definer functions or when a common user and query is planned initially and then re-used across multiple SET ROLEs. Applying an incorrect policy may permit a user to complete otherwise-forbidden reads and modifications. This affects only databases that have used CREATE POLICY to define a row security policy. (CVE-2023-2455)

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://bugzilla.suse.com/1210303

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211228

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211229

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2023-May/029398.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2454

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2455

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 175809

File Name: suse_SU-2023-2205-1.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/16/2023

Updated: 8/17/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-2454

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql14, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql14-contrib, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql14-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql14-docs, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql14-llvmjit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql14-llvmjit-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql14-plperl, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql14-plpython, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql14-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql14-server, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql14-server-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:postgresql14-test, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

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: 5/15/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/11/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-2454, CVE-2023-2455

IAVB: 2023-B-0034-S

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2023:2205-1