CVE-2022-41862 Affecting postgresql-server package, versions <0:12.15-1.0.1.module+el8.8.0+21142+0a9e8b30


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.08% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-POSTGRESQLSERVER-5414300
  • published 5 Apr 2023
  • disclosed 3 Mar 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 postgresql-server to version 0:12.15-1.0.1.module+el8.8.0+21142+0a9e8b30 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-4535.

NVD Description

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

version 3.1
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NVD

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

7.5 high
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Red Hat

3.7 low