SB2021121642 - Red Hat Software Collections update for rh-postgresql12-postgresql

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SB2021121642 - Red Hat Software Collections update for rh-postgresql12-postgresql

Published: December 16, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021121642
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 67% Low 33%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23214)

CWE-ID: CWE-311 - Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the way PostgreSQL handles encrypted connections. When the server is configured to use trust authentication with a clientcert requirement or to use cert authentication, a man-in-the-middle attacker can inject arbitrary SQL queries when a connection is first established, despite the use of SSL certificate verification and encryption.


2) Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23222)

CWE-ID: CWE-311 - Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the way the libpq process in PostgreSQL handles encrypted connections. A man-in-the-middle attacker can inject false responses to the client's first few queries, despite the use of SSL certificate verification and encryption. The attacker can exfiltrate the client's password or other confidential data that might be transmitted early in a session.


3) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3677)

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

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


The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform DoS attack or gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak during parallel sort operations. A remote user can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack or read arbitrary memory parts on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References