Information Exposure Affecting postgresql-devel package, versions <0:9.2.21-1.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.51% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-POSTGRESQLDEVEL-2517747
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed12 May 2017

Introduced: 12 May 2017

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 postgresql-devel to version 0:9.2.21-1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-1983.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-devel package and not the postgresql-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 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.