Executive Summary

Summary
Title postgresql security update
Informations
Name RHSA-2015:2081 First vendor Publication 2015-11-18
Vendor RedHat Last vendor Modification 2015-11-18
Severity (Vendor) Moderate Revision 01

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 6.4 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 4.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Problem Description:

Updated postgresql packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

3. Description:

PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system (DBMS).

A memory leak error was discovered in the crypt() function of the pgCrypto extension. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this flaw to disclose a limited amount of the server memory. (CVE-2015-5288)

All PostgreSQL users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing this update.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1270306 - CVE-2015-5288 postgresql: limited memory disclosure flaw in crypt()

Original Source

Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2081.html

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-200 Information Exposure

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 301

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2017-01-13 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201701-33.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-03-08 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2016-0677-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-03-04 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2015-7fac92f49c.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-03-04 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2015-6d2a957a87.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-02-18 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2016-0482-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-02-15 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-3475.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-02-11 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2016-0389-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-12-15 Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.
File : ala_ALAS-2015-619.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-11-20 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20151119_postgresql_on_SL7_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-11-20 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2015-2078.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-11-19 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2015-2081.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-11-19 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20151118_postgresql_on_SL6_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-11-19 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2015-2081.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-11-19 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2015-2078.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-11-19 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2015-2081.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-11-19 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2015-2078.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-11-06 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2015-708.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-11-06 Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.
File : ala_ALAS-2015-609.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-11-05 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2015-701.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-10-28 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2015-1821-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-10-20 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-3374.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-10-20 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update.
File : debian_DLA-329.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-10-16 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-2772-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-10-16 Name : The remote database server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
File : postgresql_20151008.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-10-09 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.
File : freebsd_pkg_a01825786e0011e5a90c0026551a22dc.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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Date Informations
2015-12-16 13:26:36
  • Multiple Updates
2015-12-05 13:28:27
  • Multiple Updates
2015-11-20 13:27:29
  • Multiple Updates
2015-11-18 21:23:33
  • First insertion