- Issued:
- 2017-09-14
- Updated:
- 2017-09-14
RHSA-2017:2728 - Moderate: postgresql security update
Synopsis
Moderate: postgresql security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Moderate
Topic
An update for postgresql is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system (DBMS).
The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: postgresql (9.2.23). (BZ#1484639, BZ#1484647)
Security Fix(es):
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It was found that authenticating to a PostgreSQL database account with an empty password was possible despite libpq's refusal to send an empty password. A remote attacker could potentially use this flaw to gain access to database accounts with empty passwords. (CVE-2017-7546)
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An authorization flaw was found in the way PostgreSQL handled access to the pg_user_mappings view on foreign servers. A remote, authenticated attacker could potentially use this flaw to retrieve passwords from the user mappings defined by the foreign server owners without actually having the privileges to do so. (CVE-2017-7547)
Red Hat would like to thank the PostgreSQL project for reporting these issues. Upstream acknowledges Ben de Graaff, Jelte Fennema, and Jeroen van der Ham as the original reporters of CVE-2017-7546; and Jeff Janes as the original reporter of CVE-2017-7547.
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing this update.
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian | 7 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 7.7 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 7.6 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 7.5 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 7.4 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 7 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.7 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.5 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.4 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 7 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.7 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.4 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.7 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.6 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.4 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS | 7.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS | 7.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS | 7.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, little endian | 7 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian | 7 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 7 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 7.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 7.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 7.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7 | x86_64 |
Updated Packages
- postgresql-docs-9.2.23-1.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
- postgresql-9.2.23-1.el7_4.s390x.rpm
- postgresql-libs-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc.rpm
- postgresql-static-9.2.23-1.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
- postgresql-libs-9.2.23-1.el7_4.i686.rpm
- postgresql-9.2.23-1.el7_4.s390.rpm
- postgresql-pltcl-9.2.23-1.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
- postgresql-static-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- postgresql-contrib-9.2.23-1.el7_4.s390x.rpm
- postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-1.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
- postgresql-docs-9.2.23-1.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
- postgresql-devel-9.2.23-1.el7_4.i686.rpm
- postgresql-libs-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- postgresql-test-9.2.23-1.el7_4.s390x.rpm
- postgresql-docs-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- postgresql-devel-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- postgresql-libs-9.2.23-1.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
- postgresql-plpython-9.2.23-1.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
- postgresql-upgrade-9.2.23-1.el7_4.s390x.rpm
- postgresql-libs-9.2.23-1.el7_4.s390.rpm
- postgresql-server-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- postgresql-static-9.2.23-1.el7_4.i686.rpm
- postgresql-upgrade-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-1.el7_4.i686.rpm
- postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- postgresql-9.2.23-1.el7_4.src.rpm
- postgresql-test-9.2.23-1.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
- postgresql-devel-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- postgresql-contrib-9.2.23-1.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
- postgresql-9.2.23-1.el7_4.i686.rpm
- postgresql-libs-9.2.23-1.el7_4.s390x.rpm
- postgresql-pltcl-9.2.23-1.el7_4.s390x.rpm
- postgresql-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc.rpm
- postgresql-plpython-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- postgresql-plpython-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- postgresql-devel-9.2.23-1.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
- postgresql-plpython-9.2.23-1.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
- postgresql-static-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- postgresql-upgrade-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- postgresql-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- postgresql-test-9.2.23-1.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
- postgresql-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc.rpm
- postgresql-plperl-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- postgresql-server-9.2.23-1.el7_4.s390x.rpm
- postgresql-static-9.2.23-1.el7_4.s390.rpm
- postgresql-9.2.23-1.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
- postgresql-docs-9.2.23-1.el7_4.s390x.rpm
- postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-1.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
- postgresql-docs-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- postgresql-devel-9.2.23-1.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
- postgresql-plpython-9.2.23-1.el7_4.s390x.rpm
- postgresql-contrib-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- postgresql-9.2.23-1.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
- postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-1.el7_4.s390.rpm
- postgresql-devel-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc.rpm
- postgresql-devel-9.2.23-1.el7_4.s390x.rpm
- postgresql-plperl-9.2.23-1.el7_4.s390x.rpm
- postgresql-pltcl-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- postgresql-libs-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- postgresql-plperl-9.2.23-1.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
- postgresql-server-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- postgresql-static-9.2.23-1.el7_4.s390x.rpm
- postgresql-test-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- postgresql-contrib-9.2.23-1.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
- postgresql-upgrade-9.2.23-1.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
- postgresql-static-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc.rpm
- postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.23-1.el7_4.s390x.rpm
- postgresql-libs-9.2.23-1.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
- postgresql-contrib-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- postgresql-upgrade-9.2.23-1.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
- postgresql-test-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- postgresql-pltcl-9.2.23-1.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
- postgresql-server-9.2.23-1.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
- postgresql-plperl-9.2.23-1.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
- postgresql-plperl-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- postgresql-pltcl-9.2.23-1.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- postgresql-static-9.2.23-1.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
- postgresql-devel-9.2.23-1.el7_4.s390.rpm
- postgresql-server-9.2.23-1.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
- Content from www.postgresql.org is not included.Content from www.postgresql.org is not included.https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1772/
- Content from www.postgresql.org is not included.Content from www.postgresql.org is not included.https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-22.html
- Content from www.postgresql.org is not included.Content from www.postgresql.org is not included.https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-23.html
Additional information
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