SUSE update for postgresql12

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU72088

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

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 postgresql12 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 15-SP2 - 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-SP2-LTSS - 15-SP3-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-SP2-LTSS - 15-SP3-LTSS

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1

openSUSE Leap: 15.4

postgresql12-docs: before 12.14-150200.8.41.1

postgresql12-test: before 12.14-150200.8.41.1

postgresql12-server-devel-debuginfo: before 12.14-150200.8.41.1

postgresql12-server-devel: before 12.14-150200.8.41.1

postgresql12-server-debuginfo: before 12.14-150200.8.41.1

postgresql12-server: before 12.14-150200.8.41.1

postgresql12-pltcl-debuginfo: before 12.14-150200.8.41.1

postgresql12-pltcl: before 12.14-150200.8.41.1

postgresql12-plpython-debuginfo: before 12.14-150200.8.41.1

postgresql12-plpython: before 12.14-150200.8.41.1

postgresql12-plperl-debuginfo: before 12.14-150200.8.41.1

postgresql12-plperl: before 12.14-150200.8.41.1

postgresql12-llvmjit-devel: before 12.14-150200.8.41.1

postgresql12-llvmjit-debuginfo: before 12.14-150200.8.41.1

postgresql12-llvmjit: before 12.14-150200.8.41.1

postgresql12-devel-debuginfo: before 12.14-150200.8.41.1

postgresql12-devel: before 12.14-150200.8.41.1

postgresql12-debugsource: before 12.14-150200.8.41.1

postgresql12-debuginfo: before 12.14-150200.8.41.1

postgresql12-contrib-debuginfo: before 12.14-150200.8.41.1

postgresql12-contrib: before 12.14-150200.8.41.1

postgresql12: before 12.14-150200.8.41.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:15-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:15-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:15-SP2-LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:15-SP3-LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:15-SP2-LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:15-SP3-ESPOS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:15-SP3-LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_enterprise_storage:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-docs:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-test:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-server-devel-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-server-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-server-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-server:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-pltcl-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-pltcl:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-plpython-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-plpython:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-plperl-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-plperl:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-llvmjit-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-llvmjit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-llvmjit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-devel-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-contrib-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-contrib:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20230450-1/

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.