Red Hat Software Collections update for rh-postgresql94-postgresql

Published: 2017-12-08 | Updated: 2025-04-24

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2017-12172 CVE-2017-15097
CWE-ID	CWE-264 CWE-362
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	rh-postgresql94-postgresql (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU9169

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12172

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition or obtain potentially sensitive information on a targeted system.

The weakness exists due to a flaw in certain non-default startup scripts. A local attacker with the privileges of the database server can create a symbolic link from the $PGLOG file to a critical file and modify the target file.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

rh-postgresql94-postgresql (Red Hat package): before 9.4.14-2.el6

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:rh-postgresql94-postgresql_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3403

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Privilege escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU9616