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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Moderate Security Advisory RHSA-2009-1484-01

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Updated postgresql packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Moderate: postgresql security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2009:1484-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1484.html
Issue date:        2009-10-07
CVE Names:         CVE-2009-0922 CVE-2009-3230 
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1. Summary:

Updated postgresql packages that fix two security issues are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

2. 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 AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

3. Description:

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-2008:0038 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)

A flaw was found in the way PostgreSQL handled encoding conversion. A
remote, authenticated user could trigger an encoding conversion failure,
possibly leading to a temporary denial of service. Note: To exploit this
issue, a locale and client encoding for which specific messages fail to
translate must be selected (the availability of these is determined by an
administrator-defined locale setting). (CVE-2009-0922)

Note: For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, this update upgrades PostgreSQL to
version 7.4.26. For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, this update upgrades
PostgreSQL to version 8.1.18. Refer to the PostgreSQL Release Notes for a
list of changes:

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.4/release.html
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/release.html

All PostgreSQL users should upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve these issues. If the postgresql service is running, it will be
automatically restarted after installing this update.

4. 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

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

488156 - CVE-2009-0922 postgresql: potential DoS due to conversion functions
522085 - CVE-2009-3230 postgresql: SQL privilege escalation, incomplete fix for CVE-2007-6600

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

Source:

i386:
postgresql-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-contrib-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-devel-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-docs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-jdbc-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-pl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-python-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-server-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-tcl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-test-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
postgresql-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-contrib-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-devel-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-docs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-jdbc-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-pl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-python-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-server-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-tcl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-test-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm

ppc:
postgresql-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm
postgresql-contrib-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ppc64.rpm
postgresql-devel-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm
postgresql-docs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm
postgresql-jdbc-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm
postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm
postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ppc64.rpm
postgresql-pl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm
postgresql-python-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm
postgresql-server-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm
postgresql-tcl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm
postgresql-test-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm

s390:
postgresql-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
postgresql-contrib-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
postgresql-devel-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
postgresql-docs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
postgresql-jdbc-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
postgresql-pl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
postgresql-python-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
postgresql-server-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
postgresql-tcl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
postgresql-test-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390.rpm

s390x:
postgresql-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm
postgresql-contrib-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm
postgresql-devel-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm
postgresql-docs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm
postgresql-jdbc-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm
postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm
postgresql-pl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm
postgresql-python-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm
postgresql-server-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm
postgresql-tcl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm
postgresql-test-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
postgresql-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-contrib-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-devel-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-docs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-jdbc-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-pl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-python-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-server-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-tcl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-test-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

Source:

i386:
postgresql-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-contrib-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-devel-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-docs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-jdbc-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-pl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-python-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-server-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-tcl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-test-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
postgresql-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-contrib-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-devel-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-docs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-jdbc-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-pl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-python-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-server-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-tcl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-test-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

Source:

i386:
postgresql-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-contrib-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-devel-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-docs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-jdbc-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-pl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-python-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-server-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-tcl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-test-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
postgresql-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-contrib-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-devel-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-docs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-jdbc-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-pl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-python-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-server-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-tcl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-test-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
postgresql-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-contrib-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-devel-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-docs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-jdbc-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-pl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-python-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-server-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-tcl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-test-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

Source:

i386:
postgresql-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-contrib-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-devel-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-docs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-jdbc-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-pl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-python-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-server-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-tcl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-test-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
postgresql-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-contrib-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-devel-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-docs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-jdbc-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-pl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-python-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-server-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-tcl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-test-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
postgresql-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-contrib-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-devel-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-docs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-jdbc-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-pl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-python-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-server-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-tcl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-test-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):

Source:

i386:
postgresql-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-contrib-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-docs-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-libs-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-python-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-tcl-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
postgresql-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-contrib-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-docs-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-libs-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-libs-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-python-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-tcl-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):

Source:

i386:
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-devel-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-pl-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-server-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-test-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-devel-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-devel-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-pl-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-server-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-test-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):

Source:

i386:
postgresql-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-contrib-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-devel-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-docs-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-libs-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-pl-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-python-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-server-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-tcl-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-test-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
postgresql-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-contrib-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-devel-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-docs-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-libs-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-libs-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-pl-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-python-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-server-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-tcl-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
postgresql-test-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm

ppc:
postgresql-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm
postgresql-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ppc64.rpm
postgresql-contrib-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ppc64.rpm
postgresql-devel-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm
postgresql-devel-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ppc64.rpm
postgresql-docs-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm
postgresql-libs-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm
postgresql-libs-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ppc64.rpm
postgresql-pl-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm
postgresql-python-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm
postgresql-server-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm
postgresql-tcl-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm
postgresql-test-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm

s390x:
postgresql-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm
postgresql-contrib-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.s390.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm
postgresql-devel-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.s390.rpm
postgresql-devel-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm
postgresql-docs-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm
postgresql-libs-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.s390.rpm
postgresql-libs-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm
postgresql-pl-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm
postgresql-python-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm
postgresql-server-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm
postgresql-tcl-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm
postgresql-test-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
postgresql-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-contrib-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-devel-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-devel-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-docs-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-libs-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
postgresql-libs-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-pl-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-python-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-server-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-tcl-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
postgresql-test-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm

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7. References:

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0922
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3230
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

8. Contact:

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Moderate Security Advisory RHSA-2009-1484-01

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Calendar Grey October 7, 2009
Dist Redhat Esm H88
A cautionary notice for PostgreSQL deployment on Red Hat Linux highlights concerns related to character encoding and SQL permission configurations to ensure secure modifications.
Updated postgresql packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5

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-2008:0038 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)
A flaw was found in the way PostgreSQL handled encoding conversion. A remote, authenticated user could trigger an encoding conversion failure, possibly leading to a temporary denial of service. Note: To exploit this issue, a locale and client encoding for which specific messages fail to translate must be selected (the availability of these is determined by an administrator-defined locale setting). (CVE-2009-0922)
Note: For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, this update upgrades PostgreSQL to version 7.4.26. For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, this update upgrades PostgreSQL to version 8.1.18. Refer to the PostgreSQL Release Notes for a list of changes:
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.4/release.html https://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/release.html
All PostgreSQL users should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues. If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing this update.

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0922 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 4:
Source:
i386: postgresql-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm postgresql-contrib-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm postgresql-devel-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm postgresql-docs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm postgresql-jdbc-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm postgresql-pl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm postgresql-python-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm postgresql-server-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm postgresql-tcl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm postgresql-test-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
ia64: postgresql-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm postgresql-contrib-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm postgresql-devel-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm postgresql-docs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm postgresql-jdbc-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm postgresql-libs-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm postgresql-pl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm postgresql-python-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm postgresql-server-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm postgresql-tcl-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm postgresql-test-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
ppc: postgresql-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm postgresql-contrib-7.4.26-1.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:1484-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2009-10-07

Topic

Updated postgresql packages that fix two security issues are now availablefor Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the RedHat Security Response Team.

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 AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

488156 - CVE-2009-0922 postgresql: potential DoS due to conversion functions

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

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