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Red Hat: RHSA-2012:1264-01 Moderate: PostgreSQL XML Parsing Issue

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Calendar Grey September 13, 2012
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Stay informed with the newest developments regarding Red Hat's recent postgresql security advisory, which tackles a significant vulnerability related to XML parsing.
Updated postgresql 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 https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

Summary

PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system (DBMS).
It was found that the optional PostgreSQL xml2 contrib module allowed local files and remote URLs to be read and written to with the privileges of the database server when parsing Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT). An unprivileged database user could use this flaw to read and write to local files (such as the database's configuration files) and remote URLs they would otherwise not have access to by issuing a specially-crafted SQL query. (CVE-2012-3488)
Red Hat would like to thank the PostgreSQL project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Peter Eisentraut as the original reporter.
All PostgreSQL users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to 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 PostgreSQL database management XML parsing

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3488 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: postgresql-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-contrib-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-docs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-python-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-tcl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
x86_64: postgresql-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-contrib-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-docs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-libs-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-python-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-tcl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-pl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-server-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-test-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm
x86_64: postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386.rpm postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-pl-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm postgresql-server-8.1.23-6.el5_8.x86_64.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2012:1264-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1264.html
Issue date: 2012-09-13

Topic

Updated postgresql 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.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security update Red Hat PostgreSQL database management XML parsing

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

849172 - CVE-2012-3488 postgresql (xml2 contrib module): XXE by applying XSL stylesheet to the document

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