SB2017112138 - Data handling in postgresql (Alpine package)
Published: November 21, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017112138
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Data handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15098)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition or obtain potentially sensitive information on a targeted system.The weakness exists due to improper data handling. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to trigger a rowtype mismatch in json{b}_populate_recordset(), cause the application to crash or read arbitrary data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=5600c80ab97b0bed725ec1c24f981a765e54593b
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c2110f5a7667d71596172fb142d3a573bb958c83
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=2b95c8929982c3ff86b48ffe921cf9ddff6aeebd
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=5f580c412de14f7329bf77293a1c8bbce8a74d48
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=11f619ccc8258df5fe391ff5162599bf0fde2df7
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1540930789e891ee25aa5c2849d92380be163c91
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=65a4706f6e8f861c00b64188cc452941d250cf11
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=34e89c4d9e42e4680ca030051e82b28a2c22a508
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a0becadf6b7996ef4da8b9da940a7238a71635d9
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=35901eec6ff1b0e1f1f66d5cb3eac62eed9b99b2
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b8e11aff4c567c24f2087860929d7fc15d0e7e0e