SUSE update for postgresql14

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU72088

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41862

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A remote attacker can send an unterminated string during the establishment of Kerberos transport encryption, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package postgresql14 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP5

postgresql14-docs: before 14.7-3.20.1

postgresql14-server-debuginfo: before 14.7-3.20.1

postgresql14-server: before 14.7-3.20.1

postgresql14-pltcl-debuginfo: before 14.7-3.20.1

postgresql14-pltcl: before 14.7-3.20.1

postgresql14-plpython-debuginfo: before 14.7-3.20.1

postgresql14-plpython: before 14.7-3.20.1

postgresql14-plperl-debuginfo: before 14.7-3.20.1

postgresql14-plperl: before 14.7-3.20.1

postgresql14-debuginfo: before 14.7-3.20.1

postgresql14-contrib-debuginfo: before 14.7-3.20.1

postgresql14-contrib: before 14.7-3.20.1

postgresql14: before 14.7-3.20.1

postgresql14-server-devel-debuginfo: before 14.7-3.20.1

postgresql14-server-devel: before 14.7-3.20.1

postgresql14-devel-debuginfo: before 14.7-3.20.1

postgresql14-devel: before 14.7-3.20.1

postgresql14-debugsource: before 14.7-3.20.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20230392-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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