Out-of-bounds Read Affecting pgaudit package, versions <0:1.5.0-1.module+el8.4.0+20016+06fd4df3


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.11% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-PGAUDIT-2586036
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 8 Oct 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 pgaudit to version 0:1.5.0-1.module+el8.4.0+20016+06fd4df3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-2375.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pgaudit package and not the pgaudit package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in postgresql. Using an UPDATE ... RETURNING command on a purpose-crafted table, an authenticated database user could read arbitrary bytes of server memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

6.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    None
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SUSE

6.5 medium
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Red Hat

6.5 medium