Improper Authorization Affecting postgresql-devel package, versions <0:9.2.21-1.el7
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.55% (78th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-POSTGRESQLDEVEL-5197383
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 11 May 2017
Introduced: 11 May 2017
CVE-2017-7486 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 postgresql-devel 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-devel package and not the postgresql-devel package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
PostgreSQL versions 8.4 - 9.6 are vulnerable to information leak in pg_user_mappings view which discloses foreign server passwords to any user having USAGE privilege on the associated foreign server.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98460
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1746/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7486
- 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