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Information Exposure Affecting postgresql15 package, versions <9.6.3-r0

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.18% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE320-POSTGRESQL15-7011085
  • published23 May 2024
  • disclosed12 May 2017
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Introduced: 12 May 2017

CVE-2017-7486  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-522  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.20 postgresql15 to version 9.6.3-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql15 package and not the postgresql15 package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.20 relevant fixed versions and status.

PostgreSQL versions 8.4 - 9.6 are vulnerable to information leak in pg_user_mappings view which discloses foreign server passwords to any user having USAGE privilege on the associated foreign server.