Link Following Affecting postgresql-plperl package, versions <0:9.2.23-3.el7_4
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-POSTGRESQLPLPERL-2096159
- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed7 Dec 2017
Introduced: 7 Dec 2017
CVE-2017-15097 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Centos:7 postgresql-plperl to version 0:9.2.23-3.el7_4 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-plperl package and not the postgresql-plperl package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
Privilege escalation flaws were found in the Red Hat initialization scripts of PostgreSQL. An attacker with access to the postgres user account could use these flaws to obtain root access on the server machine.