Fedora 30 update for libpq, postgresql



| Updated: 2025-04-25
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2019-10129
CVE-2019-10164
CWE-ID CWE-401
CWE-121
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

postgresql
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libpq
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU18423

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10129

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to read parts of system memory.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak when processing INSERT queries. A remote authenticated user can execute a specially crafted INSERT statement to a partitioned table and read parts of memory.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 30

postgresql: before 11.4-1.fc30

libpq: before 11.4-1.fc30

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2019-9f04a701c0


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Stack-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU18861

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10164

CWE-ID: CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing users passwords. A remote authenticated user can change his/her password to a specially crafted string, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system or crash the PostgreSQL process.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 30

postgresql: before 11.4-1.fc30

libpq: before 11.4-1.fc30

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2019-9f04a701c0


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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