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Red Hat: RHSA-2020-3285-01 Important: postgresql-jdbc XML XXE Threat

Redhat Large Esm H500
An update for postgresql-jdbc is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: postgresql-jdbc security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2020:3285-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3285
Issue date:        2020-08-03
CVE Names:         CVE-2020-13692 
====================================================================
1. Summary:

An update for postgresql-jdbc is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - noarch

3. Description:

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.

4. 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

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

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

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):

Source:
postgresql-jdbc-9.2.1002-8.el7_8.src.rpm

noarch:
postgresql-jdbc-9.2.1002-8.el7_8.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):

noarch:
postgresql-jdbc-javadoc-9.2.1002-8.el7_8.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):

Source:
postgresql-jdbc-9.2.1002-8.el7_8.src.rpm

noarch:
postgresql-jdbc-9.2.1002-8.el7_8.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):

noarch:
postgresql-jdbc-javadoc-9.2.1002-8.el7_8.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):

Source:
postgresql-jdbc-9.2.1002-8.el7_8.src.rpm

noarch:
postgresql-jdbc-9.2.1002-8.el7_8.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7):

noarch:
postgresql-jdbc-javadoc-9.2.1002-8.el7_8.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):

Source:
postgresql-jdbc-9.2.1002-8.el7_8.src.rpm

noarch:
postgresql-jdbc-9.2.1002-8.el7_8.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7):

noarch:
postgresql-jdbc-javadoc-9.2.1002-8.el7_8.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/

7. References:

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

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
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Red Hat: RHSA-2020-3285-01 Important: postgresql-jdbc XML XXE Threat

red hat
Calendar Grey August 3, 2020
Dist Redhat Esm H88
A critical security patch for postgresql-jdbc has been released to safeguard your Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 environment.
An update for postgresql-jdbc 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

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.

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 Client (v. 7):
Source: postgresql-jdbc-9.2.1002-8.el7_8.src.rpm
noarch: postgresql-jdbc-9.2.1002-8.el7_8.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
noarch: postgresql-jdbc-javadoc-9.2.1002-8.el7_8.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):
Source: postgresql-jdbc-9.2.1002-8.el7_8.src.rpm
noarch: postgresql-jdbc-9.2.1002-8.el7_8.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):
noarch: postgresql-jdbc-javadoc-9.2.1002-8.el7_8.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source: postgresql-jdbc-9.2.1002-8.el7_8.src.rpm
noarch: postgresql-jdbc-9.2.1002-8.el7_8.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7):
noarch: postgresql-jdbc-javadoc-9.2.1002-8.el7_8.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):
Source: postgresql-jdbc-9.2.1002-8.el7_8.src.rpm
noarch: postgresql-jdbc-9.2.1002-8.el7_8.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7):
noarch: postgresql-jdbc-javadoc-9.2.1002-8.el7_8.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-2020:3285-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2020-08-03

Topic

An update for postgresql-jdbc is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux7.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.

Relevant Releases Architectures

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

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

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

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - noarch

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - noarch

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

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

Bugs Fixed

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

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