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SUSE: 2021:3755-1 Important: PostgreSQL SSL Data Management

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Calendar Grey November 20, 2021
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The latest release for PostgreSQL addresses significant vulnerabilities in SUSE offerings, providing essential fixes related to data encryption.
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities, contains one feature is now available

Summary

This update for postgresql, postgresql13 and postgresql14 fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2021-23214: Make the server reject extraneous data after an SSL or GSS encryption handshake (bsc#1192516). - CVE-2021-23222: Make libpq reject extraneous data after an SSL or GSS encryption handshake (bsc#1192516). This update also ships postgresql14 to SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5. (jsc#SLE-22673) On older service packs only libpq5 and libecpg6 are being replaced by the postgresql14 variants. Feature changes in postgresql14: - https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-14-released-2318/ - https://www.postgresql.org/docs/14/release-14.html Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods

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security advisory patch important SUSE PostgreSQL encryption issue SSL handling

References

#1192516 SLE-22673

Cross- CVE-2021-23214 CVE-2021-23222

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-23214 (SUSE): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2021-23222 (SUSE): 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected Products:

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL

HPE Helion Openstack 8

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:3755-1
Rating: important

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