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Fedora 25 : postgresql (2016-765bb26915)

high Nessus Plugin ID 94820

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

Update to version 9.5.4 per release notes, includes security fixes for CVE-2016-5423 and CVE-2016-5424

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Solution

Update the affected postgresql package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2016-765bb26915

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 94820

File Name: fedora_2016-765bb26915.nasl

Version: 2.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/15/2016

Updated: 1/19/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-5423

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 7.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:25, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:postgresql

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/27/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/9/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-5423, CVE-2016-5424