openSUSE Security Update : postgresql91 (openSUSE-SU-2013:0318-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 74897

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

PostgreSQL was updated to version 9.1.8 (bnc#802679) :

- Prevent execution of enum_recv from SQL (CVE-2013-0255).

- Fix multiple problems in detection of when a consistent database state has been reached during WAL replay

- Update minimum recovery point when truncating a relation file

- Fix recycling of WAL segments after changing recovery target timeline

- Fix missing cancellations in hot standby mode

- See the release notes for the rest of the changes:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-8.
html /usr/share/doc/packages/postgresql/HISTORY

- Remove postgresql91-full.spec.in and use postgresql91.spec as the master for generating postgresql91-libs.spec.

Solution

Update the affected postgresql91 packages.

See Also

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-8.html

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=802679

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00059.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 74897

File Name: openSUSE-2013-139.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libecpg6, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libecpg6-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libecpg6-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libecpg6-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpq5, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpq5-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpq5-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpq5-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql91, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql91-contrib, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql91-contrib-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql91-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql91-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql91-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql91-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql91-devel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql91-devel-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql91-libs-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql91-plperl, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql91-plperl-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql91-plpython, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql91-plpython-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql91-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql91-pltcl-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql91-server, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postgresql91-server-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.1, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.2

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: 2/13/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-0255