Improper Authentication Affecting postgresql-server package, versions <0:8.4.20-8.el6_9
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed10 Aug 2017
Introduced: 10 Aug 2017
CVE-2017-7546 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:6 postgresql-server to version 0:8.4.20-8.el6_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:2860.
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 RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
PostgreSQL versions before 9.2.22, 9.3.18, 9.4.13, 9.5.8 and 9.6.4 are vulnerable to incorrect authentication flaw allowing remote attackers to gain access to database accounts with an empty password.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100278
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1772/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7546
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3935
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3936
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2860
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039142