Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting postgresql-docs package, versions <0:9.2.24-7.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.7% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-POSTGRESQLDOCS-7973450
  • published14 Sept 2024
  • disclosed13 May 2021

Introduced: 13 May 2021

CVE-2021-32027  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 postgresql-docs to version 0:9.2.24-7.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:2397.

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.

A flaw was found in postgresql in versions before 13.3, before 12.7, before 11.12, before 10.17 and before 9.6.22. While modifying certain SQL array values, missing bounds checks let authenticated database users write arbitrary bytes to a wide area of server memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

CVSS Scores

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