Information Exposure Affecting postgresql15-server-debuginfo package, versions <0:15.4-1.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-POSTGRESQL15SERVERDEBUGINFO-6393480
  • published6 Mar 2024
  • disclosed3 Mar 2023

Introduced: 3 Mar 2023

CVE-2022-41862  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 postgresql15-server-debuginfo to version 0:15.4-1.amzn2023.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-387.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql15-server-debuginfo package and not the postgresql15-server-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

In PostgreSQL, a modified, unauthenticated server can send an unterminated string during the establishment of Kerberos transport encryption. In certain conditions a server can cause a libpq client to over-read and report an error message containing uninitialized bytes.

CVSS Scores

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