Insufficiently Protected Credentials Affecting rh-postgresql13-postgresql-server-syspaths package, versions <0:13.5-1.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.33% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-RHPOSTGRESQL13POSTGRESQLSERVERSYSPATHS-4841379
  • published13 Nov 2021
  • disclosed11 Nov 2021

Introduced: 11 Nov 2021

CVE-2021-23222  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-522  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 rh-postgresql13-postgresql-server-syspaths to version 0:13.5-1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:5179.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rh-postgresql13-postgresql-server-syspaths package and not the rh-postgresql13-postgresql-server-syspaths package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A man-in-the-middle attacker can inject false responses to the client's first few queries, despite the use of SSL certificate verification and encryption.

CVSS Base Scores

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