Missing Authorization Affecting postgresql-contrib package, versions <0:9.2.21-1.el7
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed11 May 2017
Introduced: 11 May 2017
CVE-2017-7484 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 postgresql-contrib to version 0:9.2.21-1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:1983.
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.
It was found that some selectivity estimation functions in PostgreSQL before 9.2.21, 9.3.x before 9.3.17, 9.4.x before 9.4.12, 9.5.x before 9.5.7, and 9.6.x before 9.6.3 did not check user privileges before providing information from pg_statistic, possibly leaking information. An unprivileged attacker could use this flaw to steal some information from tables they are otherwise not allowed to access.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98459
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1746/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7484
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3851
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1983
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038476