Issued:
2009-10-07
Updated:
2009-10-07

RHSA-2009:1485 - Moderate: postgresql security update

Synopsis

Moderate: postgresql security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Moderate

Topic

Updated postgresql packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Description

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

It was discovered that the upstream patch for CVE-2007-6600 included in the Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2008:0039 did not include protection against misuse of the RESET ROLE and RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION commands. An authenticated user could use this flaw to install malicious code that would later execute with superuser privileges. (CVE-2009-3230)

All PostgreSQL users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. If you are running a PostgreSQL server, the postgresql service must be restarted for this update to take effect.

Solution

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian3ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems3s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems3s390
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation3ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation3i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server3ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server3i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop3i386

Updated Packages

  • rh-postgresql-pl-7.3.21-2.ppc.rpm
  • rh-postgresql-contrib-7.3.21-2.ppc.rpm
  • rh-postgresql-test-7.3.21-2.ppc.rpm
  • rh-postgresql-libs-7.3.21-2.ppc64.rpm
  • rh-postgresql-python-7.3.21-2.ppc.rpm
  • rh-postgresql-libs-7.3.21-2.ppc.rpm
  • rh-postgresql-7.3.21-2.ppc.rpm
  • rh-postgresql-docs-7.3.21-2.ppc.rpm
  • rh-postgresql-devel-7.3.21-2.ppc.rpm
  • rh-postgresql-tcl-7.3.21-2.ppc.rpm
  • rh-postgresql-jdbc-7.3.21-2.ppc.rpm
  • rh-postgresql-server-7.3.21-2.ppc.rpm

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