Information Exposure Affecting postgresql:13/postgresql-plperl package, versions <0:13.10-1.module+el8.7.0+18279+1ca8cf12


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-POSTGRESQL-5412709
  • published16 Feb 2023
  • disclosed9 Feb 2023

Introduced: 9 Feb 2023

CVE-2022-41862  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 postgresql:13/postgresql-plperl to version 0:13.10-1.module+el8.7.0+18279+1ca8cf12 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:1576.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql:13/postgresql-plperl package and not the postgresql:13/postgresql-plperl package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In PostgreSQL, a modified, unauthenticated server can send an unterminated string during the establishment of Kerberos transport encryption. In certain conditions a server can cause a libpq client to over-read and report an error message containing uninitialized bytes.

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