SUSE update for postgresql12

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 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

External links

http://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.