Information Exposure Affecting libpq-devel package, versions <0:13.11-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.32% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-LIBPQDEVEL-3325778
  • published16 Feb 2023
  • disclosed9 Feb 2023

Introduced: 9 Feb 2023

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 libpq-devel to version 0:13.11-1.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libpq-devel package and not the libpq-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 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 Base Scores

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