SUSE update for postgresql15

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 postgresql15 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar: 9

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP2-BCL - 12-SP5

SUSE OpenStack Cloud: 9

postgresql15-docs: before 15.2-3.6.1

libecpg6-debuginfo-32bit: before 15.2-3.6.1

libecpg6-32bit: before 15.2-3.6.1

postgresql15-server-debuginfo: before 15.2-3.6.1

postgresql15-server: before 15.2-3.6.1

postgresql15-pltcl-debuginfo: before 15.2-3.6.1

postgresql15-pltcl: before 15.2-3.6.1

postgresql15-plpython-debuginfo: before 15.2-3.6.1

postgresql15-plpython: before 15.2-3.6.1

postgresql15-plperl-debuginfo: before 15.2-3.6.1

postgresql15-plperl: before 15.2-3.6.1

postgresql15-debugsource: before 15.2-3.6.1

postgresql15-debuginfo: before 15.2-3.6.1

postgresql15-contrib-debuginfo: before 15.2-3.6.1

postgresql15-contrib: before 15.2-3.6.1

postgresql15: before 15.2-3.6.1

postgresql15-server-devel-debuginfo: before 15.2-3.6.1

postgresql15-server-devel: before 15.2-3.6.1

postgresql15-devel-debuginfo: before 15.2-3.6.1

postgresql15-devel: before 15.2-3.6.1

libpq5-debuginfo-32bit: before 15.2-3.6.1

libpq5-debuginfo: before 15.2-3.6.1

libpq5-32bit: before 15.2-3.6.1

libpq5: before 15.2-3.6.1

libecpg6-debuginfo: before 15.2-3.6.1

libecpg6: before 15.2-3.6.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20230393-1/

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.