SuSE 11.1 Security Update : PostgreSQL (SAT Patch Number 6023)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 64215

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

- Security and bugfix release 8.3.18 :

- Require execute permission on the trigger function for CREATE TRIGGER. (CVE-2012-0866, bnc#749299)

- Convert newlines to spaces in names written in pg_dump comments (CVE-2012-0868, bnc#749303). Please see the PostgreSQL release notes document for full changelog and details :

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release.html

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 6023.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701489

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=749299

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=749303

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0866.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0868.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 64215

File Name: suse_11_postgresql-120322.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/25/2013

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:postgresql, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:postgresql-contrib, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:postgresql-docs, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:postgresql-libs, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:postgresql-libs-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:postgresql-server, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/22/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0866, CVE-2012-0868