SB2020102810 - Amazon Linux AMI update for postgresql95



SB2020102810 - Amazon Linux AMI update for postgresql95

Published: October 28, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020102810
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 33% Low 67%
  • Low
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10130)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation of row security policies. A remote attacker can use statistics, generated for tables to bypass row security policies and gain access to restricted rows.


2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10208)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to way PostreSQL processes SECURITY DEFINER functions. A privileged attacker with EXECUTE permission, which must itself contain a function call having inexact argument type match, can execute arbitrary SQL query under the identity of the function owner.


3) Untrusted search path (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14350)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the database.

The vulnerability exists due to the way PostgreSQL handles CREATE EXTENSION statements. A remote user with permission to create objects in the new extension's schema or a schema of a prerequisite extension can execute arbitrary SQL functions under the identity of the superuser in certain cases.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.