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RedHat: RHSA-2018:2557-01 Important: PostgreSQL Client-Side Security

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Calendar Grey August 23, 2018
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Crucial PostgreSQL security patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 assessed as high importance, featuring vital enhancements.
An update for postgresql is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

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

If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing this update.

Summary

PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system (DBMS).
The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: postgresql (9.2.24). (BZ#1612667)
Security Fix(es):
* postgresql: Certain host connection parameters defeat client-side security defenses (CVE-2018-10915)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Red Hat would like to thank the PostgreSQL project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Andrew Krasichkov as the original reporter.

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10915 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):
Source: postgresql-9.2.24-1.el7_5.src.rpm
x86_64: postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.24-1.el7_5.i686.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.24-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm postgresql-libs-9.2.24-1.el7_5.i686.rpm postgresql-libs-9.2.24-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
x86_64: postgresql-9.2.24-1.el7_5.i686.rpm postgresql-9.2.24-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm postgresql-contrib-9.2.24-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.24-1.el7_5.i686.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.24-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm postgresql-devel-9.2.24-1.el7_5.i686.rpm postgresql-devel-9.2.24-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm postgresql-docs-9.2.24-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm postgresql-plperl-9.2.24-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm postgresql-plpython-9.2.24-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm postgresql-pltcl-9.2.24-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm postgresql-server-9.2.24-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm postgresql-static-9.2.24-1.el7_5.i686.rpm postgresql-static-9.2.24-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm postgresql-test-9.2.24-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm postgresql-upgrade-9.2.24-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):
Source: postgresql-9.2.24-1.el7_5.src.rpm
x86_64: postgresql-9.2.24-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.24-1.el7_5.i686.rpm postgresql-debuginfo-9.2.24-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm postgresql-libs-9.2.24-1.el7_5.i686.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Severity
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Advisory ID: RHSA-2018:2557-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2557
Issue date: 2018-08-23

Topic

An update for postgresql is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) in the References section.

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Relevant Releases Architectures

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

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x

Bugs Fixed

1609891 - CVE-2018-10915 postgresql: Certain host connection parameters defeat client-side security defenses

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