External Control of System or Configuration Setting Affecting postgresql16-server-debuginfo package, versions <0:16.5-1.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-POSTGRESQL16SERVERDEBUGINFO-8495974
  • published11 Dec 2024
  • disclosed14 Nov 2024

Introduced: 14 Nov 2024

CVE-2024-10979  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-15  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 postgresql16-server-debuginfo to version 0:16.5-1.amzn2023.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2024-786.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql16-server-debuginfo package and not the postgresql16-server-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

Incorrect control of environment variables in PostgreSQL PL/Perl allows an unprivileged database user to change sensitive process environment variables (e.g. PATH). That often suffices to enable arbitrary code execution, even if the attacker lacks a database server operating system user. Versions before PostgreSQL 17.1, 16.5, 15.9, 14.14, 13.17, and 12.21 are affected.

CVSS Scores

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