Improper Authorization Affecting postgresql-docs package, versions <0:9.2.21-1.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.55% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-POSTGRESQLDOCS-4715037
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed11 May 2017

Introduced: 11 May 2017

CVE-2017-7486  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-285  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 postgresql-docs 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-docs package and not the postgresql-docs 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.