Information Exposure Affecting postgresql-9.6 package, versions <9.6.3-0ubuntu0.17.04
Threat Intelligence
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- published12 May 2017
- disclosed12 May 2017
Introduced: 12 May 2017
CVE-2017-7486 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:17.04 postgresql-9.6 to version 9.6.3-0ubuntu0.17.04 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-9.6 package and not the postgresql-9.6 package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:17.04 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://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-7486
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7486
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3851
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7486
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1746/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1677
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1678
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1838
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1983
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2425
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98460
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038476