CVE-2021-32029 Affecting postgresql-12 package, versions <12.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-POSTGRESQL12-1292250
  • published14 May 2021
  • disclosed8 Oct 2021

Introduced: 14 May 2021

CVE-2021-32029  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 postgresql-12 to version 12.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-12 package and not the postgresql-12 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in postgresql. Using an UPDATE ... RETURNING command on a purpose-crafted table, an authenticated database user could read arbitrary bytes of server memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.

CVSS Scores

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