Gentoo update for PostgreSQL



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 5
CVE-ID CVE-2023-5868
CVE-2023-5869
CVE-2023-5870
CVE-2024-0985
CVE-2024-4317
CWE-ID CWE-200
CWE-190
CWE-264
CWE-269
CWE-862
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Gentoo Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU82941

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5868

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application in the aggregate function calls when handling "unknown"-type arguments. A remote user can read parts of system memory.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
dev-db/postgresql to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-06


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU82942

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5869

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in array modification. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
dev-db/postgresql to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-06


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

3) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU82943

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5870

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to pg_cancel_backend rolse signals background workers, including the logical replication launcher, autovacuum workers and the autovacuum launcher. A remote privileged user can abuse this behavior and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
dev-db/postgresql to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-06


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

4) Improper Privilege Management

EUVDB-ID: #VU86275

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0985

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the database.

The vulnerability exists due to late privilege drop in REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW CONCURRENTLY. A remote user who is an object creator can execute arbitrary SQL functions as the command issuer.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
dev-db/postgresql to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-06


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

5) Missing Authorization

EUVDB-ID: #VU89297

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-4317

CWE-ID: CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization in PostgreSQL built-in views pg_stats_ext and pg_stats_ext_exprs. A remote user can read most common values and other statistics from CREATE STATISTICS commands of other users.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
dev-db/postgresql to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-06


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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