- Issued:
- 2012-07-25
- Updated:
- 2012-07-25
RHSA-2012:1116 - Moderate: perl-DBD-Pg security update
Synopsis
Moderate: perl-DBD-Pg security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Moderate
Topic
An updated perl-DBD-Pg package that fixes two security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
The Red Hat Security Response Team 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.
Description
Perl DBI is a database access Application Programming Interface (API) for the Perl language. perl-DBD-Pg allows Perl applications to access PostgreSQL database servers.
Two format string flaws were found in perl-DBD-Pg. A specially-crafted database warning or error message from a server could cause an application using perl-DBD-Pg to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2012-1151)
All users of perl-DBD-Pg are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to fix these issues. Applications using perl-DBD-Pg must be restarted for the update to take effect.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.3 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 6.3 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 6.3 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.3 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- perl-DBD-Pg-debuginfo-1.49-4.el5_8.ppc.rpm
- perl-DBD-Pg-1.49-4.el5_8.ia64.rpm
- perl-DBD-Pg-debuginfo-1.49-4.el5_8.i386.rpm
- perl-DBD-Pg-2.15.1-4.el6_3.src.rpm
- perl-DBD-Pg-1.49-4.el5_8.i386.rpm
- perl-DBD-Pg-2.15.1-4.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
- perl-DBD-Pg-debuginfo-2.15.1-4.el6_3.i686.rpm
- perl-DBD-Pg-1.49-4.el5_8.ppc.rpm
- perl-DBD-Pg-debuginfo-2.15.1-4.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
- perl-DBD-Pg-1.49-4.el5_8.s390x.rpm
- perl-DBD-Pg-1.49-4.el5_8.src.rpm
- perl-DBD-Pg-debuginfo-1.49-4.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
- perl-DBD-Pg-1.49-4.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
- perl-DBD-Pg-2.15.1-4.el6_3.i686.rpm
- perl-DBD-Pg-2.15.1-4.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
- perl-DBD-Pg-debuginfo-2.15.1-4.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
- perl-DBD-Pg-2.15.1-4.el6_3.s390x.rpm
- perl-DBD-Pg-debuginfo-1.49-4.el5_8.s390x.rpm
- perl-DBD-Pg-debuginfo-1.49-4.el5_8.ia64.rpm
- perl-DBD-Pg-debuginfo-2.15.1-4.el6_3.s390x.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
References
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.