Link Following Affecting postgresql-contrib package, versions <0:9.2.23-3.el7_4
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-POSTGRESQLCONTRIB-4718544
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 7 Dec 2017
Introduced: 7 Dec 2017
CVE-2017-15097 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 postgresql-contrib to version 0:9.2.23-3.el7_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:3402.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-contrib package and not the postgresql-contrib package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
Privilege escalation flaws were found in the Red Hat initialization scripts of PostgreSQL. An attacker with access to the postgres user account could use these flaws to obtain root access on the server machine.