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Red Hat: RHSA-2009:1485-01 Moderate: PostgreSQL Privilege Escalation

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Calendar Grey October 7, 2009
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Red Hat issues a security patch for PostgreSQL, mitigating CVE-2009-3230. Users are advised to upgrade.
Updated postgresql packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Ha...

Solution

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

This update is available via 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).
It was discovered that the upstream patch for CVE-2007-6600 included in the Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2008:0039 did not include protection against misuse of the RESET ROLE and RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION commands. An authenticated user could use this flaw to install malicious code that would later execute with superuser privileges. (CVE-2009-3230)
All PostgreSQL users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. If you are running a PostgreSQL server, the postgresql service must be restarted for this update to take effect.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security update Red Hat privilege escalation access control PostgreSQL

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3230 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:
Source:
i386: rh-postgresql-7.3.21-2.i386.rpm rh-postgresql-contrib-7.3.21-2.i386.rpm rh-postgresql-debuginfo-7.3.21-2.i386.rpm rh-postgresql-devel-7.3.21-2.i386.rpm rh-postgresql-docs-7.3.21-2.i386.rpm rh-postgresql-jdbc-7.3.21-2.i386.rpm rh-postgresql-libs-7.3.21-2.i386.rpm rh-postgresql-pl-7.3.21-2.i386.rpm rh-postgresql-python-7.3.21-2.i386.rpm rh-postgresql-server-7.3.21-2.i386.rpm rh-postgresql-tcl-7.3.21-2.i386.rpm rh-postgresql-test-7.3.21-2.i386.rpm
ia64: rh-postgresql-7.3.21-2.ia64.rpm rh-postgresql-contrib-7.3.21-2.ia64.rpm rh-postgresql-debuginfo-7.3.21-2.i386.rpm rh-postgresql-debuginfo-7.3.21-2.ia64.rpm rh-postgresql-devel-7.3.21-2.ia64.rpm rh-postgresql-docs-7.3.21-2.ia64.rpm rh-postgresql-jdbc-7.3.21-2.ia64.rpm rh-postgresql-libs-7.3.21-2.i386.rpm rh-postgresql-libs-7.3.21-2.ia64.rpm rh-postgresql-pl-7.3.21-2.ia64.rpm rh-postgresql-python-7.3.21-2.ia64.rpm rh-postgresql-server-7.3.21-2.ia64.rpm rh-postgresql-tcl-7.3.21-2.ia64.rpm rh-postgresql-test-7.3.21-2.ia64.rpm
ppc: rh-postgresql-7.3.21-2.ppc.rpm rh-postgresql-contrib-7.3.21-2.ppc.rpm rh-postgresql-debuginfo-7.3.21-2.ppc.rpm rh-postgresql-debuginfo-7.3.21-2.ppc64.rpm rh-postgresql-devel-7.3.21-2.ppc.rpm rh-postgresql-docs-7.3.21-2.ppc.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:1485-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1485.html
Issue date: 2009-10-07

Topic

Updated postgresql packages that fix a security issue are now available forRed Hat Enterprise Linux 3.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the RedHat Security Response Team.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security update Red Hat privilege escalation access control PostgreSQL

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

522085 - CVE-2009-3230 postgresql: SQL privilege escalation, incomplete fix for CVE-2007-6600

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