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Red Hat: RHSA-2012:1116-01 Moderate: perl-DBD-Pg Format String Issue

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Calendar Grey July 25, 2012
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A new version of perl-DBD-Pg addresses two critical vulnerabilities, urging users to update to ensure system safety.
An updated perl-DBD-Pg package that fixes two security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6

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 https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

Perl DBI is a database access Application Programming Interface (API) for the Perl language. perl-DBD-Pg allows Perl applications to access PostgreSQL database servers.
Two format string flaws were found in perl-DBD-Pg. A specially-crafted database warning or error message from a server could cause an application using perl-DBD-Pg to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2012-1151)
All users of perl-DBD-Pg are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to fix these issues. Applications using perl-DBD-Pg must be restarted for the update to take effect.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate Red Hat update format string issue perl-DBD-Pg database access

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1151 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: perl-DBD-Pg-1.49-4.el5_8.i386.rpm perl-DBD-Pg-debuginfo-1.49-4.el5_8.i386.rpm
x86_64: perl-DBD-Pg-1.49-4.el5_8.x86_64.rpm perl-DBD-Pg-debuginfo-1.49-4.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
i386: perl-DBD-Pg-1.49-4.el5_8.i386.rpm perl-DBD-Pg-debuginfo-1.49-4.el5_8.i386.rpm
ia64: perl-DBD-Pg-1.49-4.el5_8.ia64.rpm perl-DBD-Pg-debuginfo-1.49-4.el5_8.ia64.rpm
ppc: perl-DBD-Pg-1.49-4.el5_8.ppc.rpm perl-DBD-Pg-debuginfo-1.49-4.el5_8.ppc.rpm
s390x: perl-DBD-Pg-1.49-4.el5_8.s390x.rpm perl-DBD-Pg-debuginfo-1.49-4.el5_8.s390x.rpm
x86_64: perl-DBD-Pg-1.49-4.el5_8.x86_64.rpm perl-DBD-Pg-debuginfo-1.49-4.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source:
x86_64: perl-DBD-Pg-2.15.1-4.el6_3.x86_64.rpm perl-DBD-Pg-debuginfo-2.15.1-4.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
i386: perl-DBD-Pg-2.15.1-4.el6_3.i686.rpm perl-DBD-Pg-debuginfo-2.15.1-4.el6_3.i686.rpm
ppc64: perl-DBD-Pg-2.15.1-4.el6_3.ppc64.rpm perl-DBD-Pg-debuginfo-2.15.1-4.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
s390x: perl-DBD-Pg-2.15.1-4.el6_3.s390x.rpm perl-DBD-Pg-debuginfo-2.15.1-4.el6_3.s390x.rpm
x86_64: perl-DBD-Pg-2.15.1-4.el6_3.x86_64.rpm perl-DBD-Pg-debuginfo-2.15.1-4.el6_3.x86_64.rpm


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2012:1116-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1116.html
Issue date: 2012-07-25

Topic

An updated perl-DBD-Pg package that fixes two security issues is nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.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 Red Hat update format string issue perl-DBD-Pg database access

Relevant Releases Architectures

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

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

801733 - CVE-2012-1151 perl-DBD-Pg: Format string flaws by turning db notices into Perl warnings and by preparing DBD statement

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