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RedHat: RHSA-2020-3284-01 Important: postgresql-jdbc XML Issue

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Calendar Grey August 3, 2020
Dist Redhat Esm H88
A critical security patch for postgresql-jdbc has been released, targeting an XML issue in Ubuntu Server.
An update for postgresql-jdbc is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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

Summary

PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system. The postgresql-jdbc package includes the .jar files needed for Java programs to access a PostgreSQL database.
Security Fix(es):
* postgresql-jdbc: XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in PgSQLXML (CVE-2020-13692)
This update introduces a backwards incompatible change required to resolve this issue. Refer to the Red Hat Knowledgebase article 5266441 linked to in the References section for information on how to re-enable the old insecure behavior.
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory update red hat important database xml external entity postgresql-jdbc

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-13692 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important https://access.redhat.com/articles/5266441

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source: postgresql-jdbc-8.4.704-4.el6_10.src.rpm
noarch: postgresql-jdbc-8.4.704-4.el6_10.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source: postgresql-jdbc-8.4.704-4.el6_10.src.rpm
noarch: postgresql-jdbc-8.4.704-4.el6_10.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source: postgresql-jdbc-8.4.704-4.el6_10.src.rpm
noarch: postgresql-jdbc-8.4.704-4.el6_10.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source: postgresql-jdbc-8.4.704-4.el6_10.src.rpm
noarch: postgresql-jdbc-8.4.704-4.el6_10.noarch.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:3284-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3284
Issue date: 2020-08-03

Topic

An update for postgresql-jdbc is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux6.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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Topics Covered

security advisory update red hat important database xml external entity postgresql-jdbc

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - noarch

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - noarch

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - noarch

Bugs Fixed

1852985 - CVE-2020-13692 postgresql-jdbc: XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in PgSQLXML

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