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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7: RHSA-2015-2078-01 Moderate: PostgreSQL DoS

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Calendar Grey November 19, 2015
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Ubuntu releases new patches for MySQL that fix critical vulnerabilities. Key upgrade information for enhanced protection.
Updated postgresql packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Solution

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

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

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

Summary

PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system (DBMS).
A memory leak error was discovered in the crypt() function of the pgCrypto extension. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this flaw to disclose a limited amount of the server memory. (CVE-2015-5288)
A stack overflow flaw was discovered in the way the PostgreSQL core server processed certain JSON or JSONB input. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this flaw to crash the server backend by sending specially crafted JSON or JSONB input. (CVE-2015-5289)
Please note that SSL renegotiation is now disabled by default. For more information, please refer to PostgreSQL's 2015-10-08 Security Update Release notes, linked to in the References section.
All PostgreSQL users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues. If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing this update.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate DoS Red Hat Enterprise Linux memory leak PostgreSQL stack overflow

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5288 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5289 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2015-10-08-security-update-release-1615/

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
Source: postgresql-9.2.14-1.el7_1.src.rpm
x86_64: postgresql-9.2.14-1.el7_1.i686.rpm postgresql-9.2.14-1.el7_1.x86_64.rpm postgresql-contrib-9.2.14-1.el7_1.x86_64.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.14-1.el7_1.i686.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.14-1.el7_1.x86_64.rpm postgresql-devel-9.2.14-1.el7_1.i686.rpm postgresql-devel-9.2.14-1.el7_1.x86_64.rpm postgresql-docs-9.2.14-1.el7_1.x86_64.rpm postgresql-libs-9.2.14-1.el7_1.i686.rpm postgresql-libs-9.2.14-1.el7_1.x86_64.rpm postgresql-plperl-9.2.14-1.el7_1.x86_64.rpm postgresql-plpython-9.2.14-1.el7_1.x86_64.rpm postgresql-pltcl-9.2.14-1.el7_1.x86_64.rpm postgresql-server-9.2.14-1.el7_1.x86_64.rpm postgresql-test-9.2.14-1.el7_1.x86_64.rpm postgresql-upgrade-9.2.14-1.el7_1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):
Source: postgresql-9.2.14-1.el7_1.src.rpm
x86_64: postgresql-9.2.14-1.el7_1.x86_64.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.14-1.el7_1.i686.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.14-1.el7_1.x86_64.rpm postgresql-libs-9.2.14-1.el7_1.i686.rpm postgresql-libs-9.2.14-1.el7_1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):
x86_64: postgresql-9.2.14-1.el7_1.i686.rpm postgresql-contrib-9.2.14-1.el7_1.x86_64.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.14-1.el7_1.i686.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:2078-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2078.html
Issue date: 2015-11-18

Topic

Updated postgresql packages that fix two security issues are now availablefor Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate securityimpact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which givedetailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from theCVE links in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate DoS Red Hat Enterprise Linux memory leak PostgreSQL stack overflow

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1270306 - CVE-2015-5288 postgresql: limited memory disclosure flaw in crypt()

1270312 - CVE-2015-5289 postgresql: stack overflow DoS when parsing json or jsonb inputs

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