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Red Hat: RHSA-2011:0199-01 Moderate: MySQL Security Flaw

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Calendar Grey February 3, 2011
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Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: postgresql84 security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2011:01
Updated postgresql84 packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

Summary

PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system (DBMS).
A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way PostgreSQL processed certain tokens from an SQL query when the intarray module was enabled on a particular database. An authenticated database user running a specially-crafted SQL query could use this flaw to cause a temporary denial of service (postgres daemon crash) or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the database server. (CVE-2010-4015)
Red Hat would like to thank Geoff Keating of the Apple Product Security team for reporting this issue.
These updated postgresql84 packages upgrade PostgreSQL to version 8.4.7. Refer to the PostgreSQL Release Notes for a full list of changes:
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/release.html
All PostgreSQL users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which correct this issue. If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing this update.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security update Red Hat buffer overflow postgresql84

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4015 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: postgresql84-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm postgresql84-contrib-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm postgresql84-debuginfo-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm postgresql84-docs-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm postgresql84-libs-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm postgresql84-python-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm postgresql84-tcl-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm
x86_64: postgresql84-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm postgresql84-contrib-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm postgresql84-debuginfo-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm postgresql84-debuginfo-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm postgresql84-docs-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm postgresql84-libs-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm postgresql84-libs-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm postgresql84-python-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm postgresql84-tcl-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: postgresql84-debuginfo-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm postgresql84-devel-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm postgresql84-plperl-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm postgresql84-plpython-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm postgresql84-pltcl-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm postgresql84-server-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm postgresql84-test-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm
x86_64: postgresql84-debuginfo-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm postgresql84-debuginfo-8.4.7-1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2011:0198-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0198.html
Issue date: 2011-02-03

Topic

Updated postgresql84 packages that fix one security issue are now availablefor Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderatesecurity impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link inthe References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security update Red Hat buffer overflow postgresql84

Relevant Releases Architectures

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

664402 - CVE-2010-4015 PostgreSQL: Stack-based buffer overflow by processing certain tokens from SQL query string when intarray module enabled

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