VMware Tanzu products update for PostgreSQL

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

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Isolation Segment: before

VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs: before

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:vmware:isolation_segment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_tanzu_application_service_for_vms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/usn-5906-1

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.