Red Hat Software Collections update for rh-postgresql10-postgresql

Published: 2020-11-18

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2020-14349 CVE-2020-14350
CWE-ID	CWE-426
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	rh-postgresql10-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) Untrusted search path

EUVDB-ID: #VU45748

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14349

CWE-ID: CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to the way PostgreSQL handles search_path during replications. Users of a replication publisher or subscriber database can create objects in the public schema and harness them to execute arbitrary SQL functions under the identity running replication, often a superuser.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

rh-postgresql10-postgresql (Red Hat package): 10.5-1.el7 - 10.12-2.el7

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5110

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) Untrusted search path

EUVDB-ID: #VU45749